Tom Meagher is one of Australia’s leading presenters of legal seminars to and for various professional bodies, associations and government authorities on a wide range of business law and professional development-training topics including:
WA Department of Commerce • Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand • Law Society of WA • Innovation Centre of WA • LegalWise CLE • The Tax Institute • Institute of Public Accountants • Governance Institute of Australia • National Electrical & Communications Association (WA) • Australian Hotels Association (WA) • Small Business Development Corporation • Australian Institute of Conveyancers (WA) • CPA Australia • Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia • Australian Institute of Business Brokers • The Pharmacy Guild of Australia • City Insolvency Discussion Group • Forum for Directors of Indigenous Organisations (FDIO) • Stirling Business Centre • Institute of Certified Bookkeepers • Western Suburbs Business Association • Business Foundations Inc. • WA Business Assist • WA Reckon Partners • WA Indian Docs Inc.
Tom Meagher – Seminars Calendar
Below is a list of Tom’s Seminars from 2013 through to 2019. To download a PDF version click here
| Month/Year | Details |
| May 2019 | “Equity Holder and Insurance-Funded Buy/Sell Agreements” – CPE Online webinar |
| May 2019 | “Succession Planning for Small Business” – IPA Small Business Summit |
| April 2019 | “Rental and Leasing for Pharmacists” – Pharmacy Guild of Australia webinar |
| March 2019 | “Best-practice for Accountants’ Letters of Engagement“- IPA 2019 State Congress |
| February 2019 | 4 x CPDs: “Premises Leases”, Drafting of Special Conditions and AIBB Business Sale Agreements”, “Commercialising IP in Businesses” and “Modern legalities with eCommerce for any Business” – Australian Institute of Business Brokers (AIBB) WA CPD training session |
| February 2019 | “Partnerships for Pharmacists” – Pharmacy Guild of WA |
| February 2019 | “Best-practice for Accountants’ Letters of Engagement” – Devils Advocate Discussion Group |
| November 2018 | “Franchise Documentation plus Leases, Purchasing and Finance“– national Webinar for CPDlive |
| November 2018 | “Buying a Pharmacy Business” – ‘sPEAKing Pharmacy’ podcast with John Thornett of Peak Strategies |
| September 2018 | “Director and Board Member Duties & Liabilities” – Rosewood Care Group |
| August 2018 | “Exotic Loans and other Unusual Types of Lending Arrangements” – national Webinar for CPDlive |
| June 2018 | “Tips and Tricks for Buying and Selling an Accounting Business” – 2018 WA State Congress for the Institute of Public Accountants |
| “Modern Legalities of Dealing with e-Commerce” – Institute of Public Accountants | |
| January 2018 | “Exotic Loans and other Unusual Types of Lending Arrangements” – Public Practitioners Discussion Group |
| August 2017 | “Franchising – how to do it properly” for the Institute of Public Accountants |
| July 2017 | “Practical consideration and extracting value from the sale of a professional services practice – preservation of goodwill” for the City Insolvency Discussion Group |
| “Business Advisory & Legal Services” for the Innovation Centre of WA | |
| “eCommerce and Information Technology Law” for the WA Reckon Accredited Partners State Conference | |
| May 2017 | “Business Advisory & Legal Services” for the Innovation Centre of WA |
| April 2017 | “Wills & Estate Planning” for National Electrical and Communications Associations CET Joondalup |
| “Wills & Estate Planning” for National Electrical and Communications Associations – NECA Balcatta | |
| “Wills & Estate Planning” for National Electrical and Communications Associations – CET Jandakot | |
| “Business Advisory & Legal Services” for the Innovation Centre of WA | |
| March 2017 | “Shareholders Agreement, Drafting, Tax and Disputes” seminar for LegalWise seminars |
| “Franchising Law Updates and Practical Insights” for the Institute of Public Accountants’ 2017 WA State Conference | |
| “Employees vs. Subcontractors” for the Institute of Public Accountants’ CPE Online | |
| “Business Advisory & Legal Services” for the Innovation Centre of WA | |
| February 2017 | “Business Advisory & Legal Services” for the Innovation Centre of WA |
| September 2016 | “Sale of Business Workshop” seminar for the Law Society on Due Diligence and Sale of Businesses, Banking & Finance Implications |
| August 2016 | “Succession Planning” seminar for Forum for Directors of Indigenous Organisations (FIDO) event |
| “Legal Health Check” seminar for the Department of Commerce Innovation and Commercialisation Branch | |
| May 2016 | “Forum for Directors of Indigenous Organisations” (FDIO) |
| “Succession Planning” for Aboriginal organisations | |
| “Employees v Contractors” seminar for the Western Australian Reckon Partner Conference | |
| “Contract Reviews & Negotiations” seminar for the Australian Hospitality Association Expo | |
| “Succession Planning for Small Business” seminar to the Institute of Public Accountants | |
| April 2016 | “Building Strategic Performance” seminar for Realising Potential. Also co-presenting with Jackie O’Dowd (Realising Potential) |
| March 2016 | “Succession Planning for SMEs” seminar for Nexia and Perpetual |
| “Buying and Selling a Business” webinar for the Institute of Public Accountants | |
| February 2016 | “PPSA Update” seminar for Tactica Partners |
| “Legal Health Check” seminar for the Innovation Centre Western Australia | |
| October 2015 | “Franchising, When it Works it Works and What to do when it doesn’t” webinar for the Institute of Public Accountants for their Executive Certificate in SME series |
| “Contemporary IP Licensing, Structural & Transactional Matters” for ROCG Accountants. Also co-presenting with Thomas Henn (Murfett Legal) | |
| September 2015 | “Making IP a Valuable Asset in your Business” for the Governance Institute of Australia. Also co-presenting with Nick Stamatiou (FB Rice) and Tim Martino (Pitcher Partners) |
| “Subcontractors vs. Employees” for the Institute of Public Accountants South Australia Division | |
| “PPSA & Business and Equity” seminars for the Institute of Public Accountants South Australia Division | |
| “Succession Planning and Exit Strategy Planning” to the Stirling SBC | |
| August 2015 | “Accounting in Law Master Class” seminar for the Institute of Public Accountants |
| “New Franchise Code” update for Business Development Alliance (BDA) | |
| July 2015 | “Legal Health Check for Small Business” for the WA Innovator of the Year Awards |
| June 2015 | “How to Survive (and even thrive) in Tougher Economic Times” seminar to Stirling Business Enterprise Centre |
| “Understanding Commercial Leases Workshop” seminar for LegalWise Seminars | |
| “Subcontractors vs. Employees” for the Institute of Public Accountants | |
| “How to Survive (and even thrive) in Tougher Economic Times” seminar in AICWA – Bunbury | |
| “Legal Health Check for Small Business” seminar for the Institute of Public Accountants (as part of the Small Business Symposium) | |
| May 2015 | “Preparing & Entering Retirement” for the Institute of Public Accountants |
| “Contract Reviews & Negotiations for Accountants” seminar for the Institute of Public Accountants | |
| April 2015 | “Franchising” webinar to the Institute of Public Accountants |
| “Practical Risk Management for Applied Education” seminar to the ICB | |
| “Subcontractors vs. Employees” for the Institute of Public Accountants | |
| “Lawyers’ Advice Certificates” seminar to Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ | |
| February 2015 | “Business Foundations” joint presentation with Watermark |
| “Leasing Property: Strategies, Tips & Tricks” to the Western Suburbs Business Association | |
| December 2014 | “Lawyers Advice Certificates” seminar for the Law Society |
| November 2014 | “Employees vs Subcontractors” seminar for the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre |
| “Directors Duties and Liabilities” seminar for the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre | |
| “Navigating the Legal Landscape in Australia” to Singapore Management University | |
| October 2014 | “Leasing Strategies, Tips & Tricks – A Business Lawyer’s Guide” seminar for the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre |
| “Property Investment Master Class” for the Institute of Public Accountants together with Momentum Wealth | |
| September 2014 | “Preparing Updated Disclosure Documents and Franchising Agreements for the New Amended Franchising Code” seminar for LegalWise Seminars |
| “Look before you leap – Commercial Property due diligence strategies for Investors & their Advisors” seminar to Momentum Wealth clients | |
| “Wills, Estates & Succession Planning” seminar for Institute of Public Accountants | |
| August 2014 | “Legal Health Check” presentation to ActionCoach Finance Master Class |
| “Business Structures” seminar for Institute of Public Accountants | |
| “Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA)” seminar to the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre | |
| “Retirement Living & Aged Care Law Masterclass” for AdventEdge clients | |
| July 2014 | “Franchising – What can go wrong for Franchisors and Franchisees” for Institute of Public Accountants Small Business Master Class |
| “Directors’ Duties & Liabilities” seminar for the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre | |
| June 2014 | “SMSF Finance and Bank Guarantees” seminar to Momentum Wealth Clients |
| Joint presentation with Momentum Wealth on “SMSF, Finance and Bank Guarantees” to BM&Y Accountants | |
| “Franchising, when it works and what to do when it doesn’t and also Practical aspects of valuing a small business” to Institute of Public Accountants | |
| May 2014 | “Lawyer’s Advice Certificates for Guarantors, SMSFs Franchise Agreements, Reverse Mortgages and Retirement Village Agreements” to Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) at WA Regional Congress, Busselton |
| “Employees v. Subcontractors” seminar for the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre | |
| “Directors’ Duties & Liabilities” seminar for the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre | |
| “The Privacy Act, the Spam Act & the ‘Cloud’ Seminar” for clients of Lifestyled with Renee Kacz | |
| “Employees v Subcontractors” seminar for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia (ICAA) | |
| April 2014 | “Contract Reviews & Negotiations” seminar for the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre |
| “Contract Review & Negotiations” seminar for the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre | |
| “Employees v Subcontractors” seminar for BSM Accountants | |
| March 2014 | “Business Structuring, Asset Protection, Estate Planning and Business Succession Overview for Conveyancers” to Australian Institute of Conveyancers WA Division (Perth) |
| “Employees v Subcontractors” seminar for the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre | |
| “Advanced SMSF and other Trusts’ Transactions” CPC seminar to Australian Institute of Conveyancers WA Division (Webinar) | |
| February 2014 | “Lawyer’s Advice Certificates for Guarantors, SMSFs Franchise Agreements, Reverse Mortgages and Retirement Village Agreements” to Law Society of WA |
| “Contract Negotiations and Reviews” to Small Business Development Corporation | |
| November 2013 | “Business Sales Due Diligence and Risk Factors” seminar to Institute of Public Accountants |
| “Franchising Business Agreement Reviews and Structuring” seminar to Walker Wayland Accountants | |
| “Contracts Reviews & Negotiations” Stirling Regional Business Centre | |
| “Personal Property Securities Act and Real Property Leasing Issues” topic to Burgess Rawson | |
| October 2013 | “Contract Reviews and PPSA” seminar to National Electrical & Communications Association at Bunbury |
| September 2013 | “Contract Reviews and Negotiations” to Momentum Wealth |
| Presenting and Panelist at Retailer’s Conference for WA Business Assist | |
| “Risk Factors and Due Diligence in Business Sales” seminar for Legal Master Class for Institute of Public Accountants | |
| In-house training session on “How-Modern-Insurances-Work in a Business & Personal Context” for Leed Risk Services | |
| June 2013 | “Risk Factors and Due Diligence in Business Sales” seminar for LegalWise (WA Lawyers’ CPD) |
| May 2013 | “Contracts Negotiation Skills and Risk Management” seminar to National Electrical & Communications Association at Kalgoorlie |
| “Advanced SMSF and other Trusts’ Transactions” CPC seminar to Australian Institute of Conveyancers WA Division (Perth) | |
| “Employees v Subcontractors” seminar for the Stirling Business Enterprise Centre | |
| “Advanced SMSF and other Trusts’ Transactions” CPC seminar to Australian Institute of Conveyancers WA Division (Perth) |