Dentons - Events

Dentons Infrastructure & Strategic Innovation Think Tank Virtual Roundtable: Supreme Court Term Highlights and Implications

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A more constrained federal framework is emerging, making project development more complex, slower, and increasingly shaped by courts rather than regulators.

From concept to contract to successful execution: Navigating today’s biggest project risks

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Canada: Altus Group and Dentons invite you to a practical discussion on how today’s risk and construction cost environment is shaping real project decisions and what owners, developers, and capital partners can do to respond with confidence.

Managing third-party risk: Key considerations for insurers

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Canada: Please join Dentons’ Insurance team for an insightful webinar exploring third-party risk management for insurers, with a focus on navigating today’s evolving regulatory landscape. Third-party risk remains a key focus for federal and provincial regulators due to a myriad of factors, including increasingly high AI adoption and heightened frequency and severity of cyber-security incidents.

Payroll tax disputes in contractor models

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Revenue authorities in every jurisdiction are aggressively stretching the deemed employee provisions to pull ordinary contractor arrangements into the payroll tax net. This session will work through the contractor and employment agency provisions, drawing on the recent body of cases to show how the Revenue characterises different operating models and what you can do to avoid being caught.

Dentons Hong Kong webinar - Termination of Employment under Chinese Labour Law

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Join us for an insightful session on employment termination in China. In this one-hour webinar, Dentons’ Of Counsel Jenny Zhuang and Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (Shanghai) Partner Shane Luo will walk you through the latest updates on the termination of employment under Chinese Labour Law.

Ethical Considerations Arising from AI Use in Legal Practice

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

AI use has been heralded as a game changer for legal practice, with many suggesting that lawyers who do not embrace it risk being left behind. Yet, as the profession moves quickly to adopt AI tools, it is critical that lawyers remain mindful of their ethical and professional obligations. This session offers a timely refresher on those duties in the AI era including overview of key duties under the relevant legal professional rules and guidance and practical risk areas to consider. Through case studies and discussion, participants will reflect on how to identify and manage ethical pitfalls while using AI responsibly in the delivery of legal services.

Restructuring, dividend substitution and anti-avoidance disputes

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This session will address disputes where business restructures are challenged by the ATO. Dentons have acted for the taxpayer, City Beach (Commissioner of Taxation v Hicks [2025] FCAFC 171) at every stage of the proceedings through to the High Court. Using the City Beach case as a practical example, we explain how the anti-avoidance rules are applied by the ATO and how the courts assess whether a restructure had a genuine commercial purpose. We will also cover the importance of transaction design and contemporaneous evidence in defending restructures.

Dentons Impact Exchange

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This morning event at Dentons will bring together professionals working across development finance institutions, impact investing, sustainable finance and international legal advisory. People who often face similar challenges, operate in comparable markets and regulatory environments, yet rarely have the opportunity to meet each other informally.

North Sea Energy Infrastructure Security

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

On 15 September 2026, Dentons and Fugro are organizing North Sea Energy Infrastructure Security: Hybrid Warfare Threats and Solutions, co-hosted by AIEN. This event brings together stakeholders from industry, government, defence, the financial sector and security to discuss emerging risks to North Sea infrastructure and explore practical approaches to strengthening resilience, preparedness and cross-sector cooperation.

Managing tax disputes relating to land developments across the Commonwealth and State tax continuum

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This session examines land development disputes across income tax, capital gains tax, GST and land tax. We will consider how factors such as control, structure, GST treatment and trust characterisation drive dispute outcomes.

Dentons Global Tax Conference

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

As international tax rules evolve at pace, multinationals are increasingly confronted with differing interpretations of global standards—across jurisdictions, authorities and even within their own organizations. Our Amsterdam conference will focus on how to “translate” this complex and sometimes conflicting landscape into coherent, workable tax strategies for cross‑border business.