Personal Injury VIC: Quarterly Update – October
Make it easy on yourself to stay up to date on the latest developments in personal injury law with a curated list of key cases, in-depth analysis of the key facts in each, and a breakdown of the potential impact on your clients and your practice. All the important cases, all the important takeaways, all in one hour.
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on VIC legislation
Personal Injury VIC: Quarterly Update – October
Explore the latest cases impacting personal injury law and your practice. Michael will cover the following topics where developments have occurred in areas that are essential for all practitioners practicing in personal injury law.
- Serious Injury, including a review of Court of Appeal decisions covering:
- The interaction between workplace and transport accident injury
- The meaning of ‘Serious Injury’
- Medical Negligence, including:
- The High Court’s discussion of paramedic emergency care
- WA Court of Appeal analysis of factual causation
- Medical Panel Determinations after specified date and referral to further panel
- Workers Compensation, including decisions concerning:
- Issuing of Subpoenas and reimbursement of expenses
- Clarification of ‘worker’ definition and enforceability of settlement agreements
- Costs agreement decision from the Costs Court regarding adequacy of agreement
Presented by Michael Lombard, Principal, Lombard Mediation
Presenters
Michael Lombard is a mediator specialising in personal injury claims at Lombard Mediation. Michael was formerly a Partner at Adviceline Injury lawyers when he was awarded Personal Injury Lawyer of the year 2019 by Best Lawyers in Australia. He was previously involved in high profile cases such as the Bourke street rampage and the Flinders street tram stop attack, as well as a variety of public liability and industrial accident cases. He attained accreditation in Mediation in 2013 and now practices exclusively as a mediator. Michael has also served as a director of the Law Institute and is a current member of the Law Institute ethics committee. He was a Trustee of Lawaid for 10 years, four of which he acted as chairman.