Legal Professionals
Steven Brown
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Workplace Safety Australia is pleased to welcome Steven Brown with his great wealth of experience to our consultant group. Steve starts 2004 as one of our in house legal counsel to advise and assist our clients in matters of OHS, Employment Law and Trade Practices legislation. Admitted to practice as a Solicitor in 1983 Steve has practised in the commercial arena of the law and advised both local corporations as well as multi nationals on a broad range of issues as can be seen from his C.V. below.
As well as being admitted to practice in all States of Australia, the Federal Court and The High Court of Australia. Steve is also admitted to practice as a Solicitor and Barrister of the High Court of New Zealand and is an Associate Member of the American Bar Association. Steve has since 1989 lectured in the Diploma Course for the Australian Institute of Company Directors and in both Masters and Doctoral Programs in Australian Universities and is currently lecturing in the Master of Commercial Law program at Macquarie University, NSW in the field of Trade Practices. Steve is also an acknowledged expert in the field of International Trademarks and the multi jurisdictional registration of same.
Steve has had a long association with the principals of Workplace Safety Australia and Workplace Safety Solutions Australia and we now look forward to being able to utilise his wealth of experience and expertise to not only our own advantage but more specifically to the benefit of our broad client base that extends from small business to multi national corporations. We here at Workplace Safety Australia feel that all our clients whether large or small will benefit from Steve's advice and counsel as we move into 2004 with an enhanced website and new services for all our clients.
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General capability and experience
Admitted as a solicitor in 1983, Steven is highly experienced in all aspects of commercial
law, with an intimate knowledge of the Corporations Law and the Australian
Stock Exchange business and listing rules, being involved in corporate
takeovers, company floats, the preparation of prospectuses, employee share
schemes and advising on directors' duties.
Steven's experience also extends to securities law, trade practices (especially as it
affects advertising and marketing), franchising law, joint ventures and the
provision of general commercial advice.
Steven lectures in Trade Practices Law for the Master of Commercial Law Course
conducted by Macquarie University.
Steven has lectured for the Australian Institute of Company Directors, has published a
number of articles on commercial subjects and lectured in the Master and
Doctorate courses at UTS in corporations, finance and securities law.
Contact Details
Phone: 02 9387 1248
Paid subcribers please direct any enquiries to Workplace Safety Australia (02) 9387 1248 or via
Email: info@worksafe.com.au
Admitted to
Practice
1983
Qualified to practice in the following jurisdictions
All State Courts and Tribunals in Australia
High Court of Australia and all other Federal Courts and Tribunals
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Qualifications
Bachelor of Economics, Sydney University, (1980).
Bachelor of Laws, Sydney University, (1983).
Master of Applied Finance, Macquarie University (first in year) (1990).
Accredited Business Specialist (1993).
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (1994).
Associations and Memberships
Member, Law Council of Australia
Member, Law Society of New South Wales
Member, Law Society of Auckland, New Zealand
Associate Member, American Bar Association
University and Course Lecturing Positions
Diploma Course for the Australian Institute of Company Directors 1989 to now.
Master of Commercial Law, Macquarie University 2003 to now (Trade Practices Law)
UTS Masters and Doctorate course in Company and Securities Law 1990 to 1995
UTS Masters Course on Comparative Law for International Students 1991 to 1996
ARTICLES & BOOKS
Brown, S J "Investment Decisions: Discounted
Cash Flow and other Valuation Methods in Litigation" (1991) Journal of
Banking Law and Finance and Practice pp 4-28.
Brown, S J "The Early Termination of Fixed Term Loan Contracts" (1994) Journal
of Banking and Finance Law and Practice pp 5-19.
Brown, S J "There is More Law in Sport than you Thought" Sporting Law: A
Practical Guide, Law Book Company, 1995 Chapter 1.
Brown, S J "Effective Meetings" Australian Institute of Company Directors
Course Paper No. 10 1996.
Brown, S J "Character Merchandising Down Under" Sports and Character Licensing
Issue 5 April 2001 pp 16-18.
Brown, S J "Making Your Web Shop Legal", Dynamic Small Business, June\July 2002, pp
46-48.
Brown, S J "Legal Issues In Training", Dynamic Small Business, August\September
2002, pp 28-30.
Brown, S J "Dismissing Employees for Poor or Non Performance", Hands on Retail, October\November
2002, pp 56-57.
Brown, S J "Branding & The Law", Dynamic Small Business, December 2002\January
2003, pp 28-30.
Brown, S J "Smart Solutions for Bad Debts", Dynamic Small Business, February\March
2003, pp 28-29.
Brown, S J "Securing Payment", Credit Management, Vol 10, No. 3, March 2003,
pp38-39.
Brown, S J "Working SOHO", Dynamic Small Business, April\May 2003, pp 36-37.
Brown, S J "Alternative Dispute Resolution", Dynamic Small Business,
October\November 2003.
SEMINAR presentations & PAPERS
Brown, S J "Why Councils Require A Trade
Practices Compliance Program" Towards Best Practice 2 Day Seminar:
Competition Policy, Institute of Municipal Management NSW Division, 23
& 24 October 1995.
Brown, S J "National Competition Policy: Impact on Local Government" paper
delivered to Local Government Auditor's Association Conference
Terrigal, NSW, 26-28 May 1996.
Brown, S J Contract Law for Non-Lawyers IIR Seminar to be delivered in Melbourne 29 May 1996
and Sydney 4 June 1996.
Brown, S J "Managing A Trade Practices Compliance Audit for Councils" work shop
delivered to the Institute of Municipal Management NSW Division, 29 July
1996.
Brown, S J "An Overview of Capital Raising by Debentures" Young Lawyers of
NSW Basics Programme Lecture Series, paper delivered, 6 August 1996.
Brown, S J "A Practical Guide to Effective Performance Contracts", Developing and
Implementing Performance Measures for Contracting and Outsourcing,
International Quality & Productivity Centre Conference, 5 to 7 May 1997.
Brown, S J "Complying for Competitiveness", AICD SME Forums, 22 April, 1997.
Brown S J "Supply Arrangements: Isolating and assessing the areas of Key Importance to
your Organisation", International Communication for Management Trade
Practices Conference, 16 to 17 June 1997.
Brown, S J "Complying for Competitiveness", AICD SME Forums, 23 September, 1997-
Structuring for Growth.
Brown, S J "Directors Responsibilities under Occupational Health & Safety",
Occupational Health & Safety Seminar, October 1997.
Brown, S J "Legal Structure for Directors", AICD Workshop for Australian Meat &
Livestock Limited, 10 November, 1997
Brown, S J "Directors Duties & Minimising the Risks in Corporate Governance", AICD
Workshop for Australian Meat & Livestock Limited, 11 November, 1997
Brown, S J Contract for Non-Lawyers a series of one day seminars on Contract law for directors
and managers organised by IIR in 1997, 1998 and 1999 conducted in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Brown S J Employing:
All you need to know about contracts, your obligations as a company, as an
employer, as a sole trader, Australian Podiatry Association (NSW), 18 April
1998
Brown S J
Conduct of Meetings, AICD Workshop for Rice-Growers Co-Operative Limited,
11 June, 1998
Brown, S J
Financial Markets & Investment Products - an overview, Corporate Law
Economic Reform Program, joint seminar of AICD and IIR, 23 June 1998
Brown, S J Councillors
and Officers Roles and Meeting Procedure 1 day Workshop, for Shell Harbour
City Council, 6 August, 1998.
Brown, S J
Product Liability and Public Liability: Under the Trade Practices Act, Design
Institute of Australia: 1998 Forum Series, 27 August, 1998.
Brown, S J
Planning for Back Office Change after the Managed Investments Act, 1998, Back
Office Management in the Finance Industry, IIR Seminar, 13 October, 1998.
Brown, S J
Directors Duties, presentation to Uniting Ministries for the Ageing, 14
November 1998.
Brown, S J and Ingui, S A, Employment Aspects
of Insolvency Practice, BLEC 11th Annual Insolvency Masterclass,
Melbourne, 18 March 1999
Brown, S J Trade Practices for Non-Lawyers
a series of one day seminars on all aspects of Trade Practices law
concentrating on compliance aspects for directors and managers organised by IIR
in 1998 and 1999 conducted in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Brown, S J Business
Law Contract for Non-Lawyers Seminar for ACR Seminars, Sydney and Melbourne 2000.
Brown, S J Contract
Law for Non-Lawyers Seminar for Queensland Police Service, Brisbane, 11 April, 2000.
Brown S J, Fund
Raising Under the Corporations Law, Hall Chadwick International Conference,
Penang Malyasia, 6 June 2000
Brown, SJ Trade
Practices for Busy Executives for ACR Seminars, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane 2000.
Brown, S J Legal
Guide to E-commerce for ACR Seminars, Sydney and Perth November 2000.
Brown, S J Investing
in Asia a legal overview, International Business Conferences, Beaver Creek , Colorado, USA, January 2001
Brown, S J How
to develop a Compliance Plan, AICD and ACR, Melbourne October 25,
2001 and Sydney 30 October, 2001.
Brown, S J Intellectual
Property and Indemnities in Sales Contracts, Buying & Selling
Businesses, LAAMS Seminars, 18 June 2002.
Brown, S J Know
Your Intellectual Property, Global Thoughts IP Seminar, Sydney, 23 July
2002.
Brown, S JCapital Markets and fund raising in
Australia>, ADVOC
Regional Seminar, Beijing, 17 October, 2002.
Brown, S J
Capital Markets and fund raising in Australia
, Tainjin Law Society, Tainjin, 22
October, 2002.
Brown, S J Executive
Law Update, Global Thoughhts Conferences, Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, January 2003.
Brown, S J
Uses and Abuses of Statutory Demands, Australian Institute of Credit
Managers, Penrith, 29 April 2003.
Brown, S JGetting the Message right in a multi-jurisdiction medium
, e-Marketing: the future and present,
Australian Marketing Institute, Inaugural e-Marketing Conference 2003, Sheraton Brisbane Hotel, Friday
9 May, 2003.
Brown, S J, Secured Lending, Securities Institute of Australia, Parramatta, 12 May 2003.
Brown, S J, Trust Busting of Protected Assets,
Australian Institute of Credit
Managers, National Seminar Series 2003
, Rydges Hotel, Rosehill, 19 August 2003.
Up and Coming Seminars
Brown, S J "Terms & conditions of trading" Legalwise Seminars - Acting for
Small to Medium Businesses Thursday 18 March 2004
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS - Present
Legal Board
Member for the Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Board since 1991.
Director BMCH
Birtley Australia Pty Limited engineering company a wholly owned subsidiary of
Taylor Woodrow PLC.
Director Touchbase Australia Pty Limited
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS - Past
Director Realty and Security Managers Limited.
Realty and Security Managers Limited is Trustee of a Public Superannuation
Fund: 1991 to 1999.
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