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Live Webinar: Personal Guarantees and Director Liability: Drafting with Enforcement in Mind

Personal guarantees are a common feature of SME finance and supply contracts, but they’re not always enforceable when challenged. This session explores how to draft clear, legally robust guarantees that reduce the risk of costly disputes. Topics include: When and why personal g
PRESENTED BY Lynda Reid Partner - Gadens , Sydney

Date/Time

Wednesday 17 June 2026
Vic, NSW, Qld, ACT, Tas: 1.30pm to 2.30pm
SA & NT:  1.00pm to 2.00pm
WA: 11.30am to 12.30pm

About the Webinar

Personal guarantees are a common feature of SME finance and supply contracts, but they’re not always enforceable when challenged. This session explores how to draft clear, legally robust guarantees that reduce the risk of costly disputes. Topics include:

  • When and why personal guarantees are used in commercial transactions
  • Essential elements for enforceability: clarity, certainty, and proper execution
  • Common pitfalls: ambiguity, overreach, and lack of consideration
  • Limiting liability through caps, time limits, or conditions precedent
  • Integrating guarantees with loan agreements, leases, and supply contracts
  • Lessons from recent case law on guarantee enforcement and defences

Presented By

Lynda Reid
Partner, Gadens Sydney, NSW

Lynda advises on complex corporate transactions and strategic governance issues across a wide range of sectors from financial services and logistics to health sciences and agriculture.

She began her career at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), with strong foundations in financial regulation and market conduct bringing sharp insight to her clients' most complex matters. She now advises boutique investment houses, ASX-listed entities and multinational corporations, working across public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets governance, shareholder activism and corporate disputes.

Known for her outcome-focus, Lynda brings a clear and pragmatic approach to high stakes matters. She is valued for her ability to translate intricate regulatory and transactional issues into practical pathways that help decision-makers achieve strategic outcomes.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is suitable for lawyers practising in commercial law – Australia wide. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.

CPD Certificate

Registered live webinar delegates will receive a CPD certificate for attendance at this webinar. Lawyers can claim up to 1 CPD unit/point – substantive law. This webinar has been designed to run for 1 hour, however, webinar lengths can vary depending on the level of questions and discussion.

WA lawyers – Please note that TEN is unable to verify your completion of recorded webinars to the Legal Practice Board of WA. TEN is an accredited provider.

While TEN takes all reasonable care to include accurate and up-to-date information regarding CPD category classifications and compliance obligations, information regarding CPD point allocation are provided as a guide only. Allocation of CPD points is subject to the CPD requirements of your jurisdiction, personal circumstances and professional requirements. You are solely responsible for determining whether a particular product is appropriate for your CPD requirements.

Enquiries/Assistance

If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Webinar Coordinator, Jason Hooker on (03) 8601 7709 or email: [email protected]

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