Personal Injury NSW: Quarterly Update – July
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.
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This program is based on NSW legislation
Personal Injury NSW: Quarterly Update – July
This highly anticipated webinar will analyse key cases, their facts and the critical takeaways, including:
- The proper construction of s.39 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987
- Hochbaum v RSM Building Services Pty Ltd; Whitton v Technical and Further Education Commission t/as TAFE NSW [2020] NSWCA 113
- Examination of the power for Claims Assessors in DRS to award costs to claimants in excess of the amount fixed by the regulations in exceptional circumstances in miscellaneous disputes under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017
- AAI Ltd trading as GIO v Moon [2020] NSWSC 714
- Complex liability issues arising when employees are injured or die whilst working from home
- Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Hill [2020] NSWCA 54
- The complete defence of obvious risk in the situation of injury sustained falling from a horse when the horse was spooked by loud noises at the Wagga Wagga show
- Menz v Wagga Wagga Show Society Inc [2020] NSWCA 65
Presented by Sarah Warren, Barrister, 9 Windeyer Chambers
Presenters
Sarah was admitted to practice in 2008 and was called to the Bar in 2015. Prior to being called to the Bar, Sarah worked in-house for a national insurer, practicing in insurance litigation. Sarah has experience in defendant and plaintiff personal injury in addition to commercial litigation, insolvency, debt recovery, wills and estates, and property law. Sarah has appeared in numerous jurisdictions from the Local Court through to the Court of Appeal, as well as tribunals such as NCAT and the Workers Compensation Commission. In 2018 Sarah was appointed as a DRS (Dispute Resolution Service) Claims Assessor, a statutory appointment under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017. The Dispute Resolution Service handles claims in relation to motor vehicle accidents occurring after 1 December 2017. In 2019 Sarah was appointed as a CARS Assessor (Claims Assessment and Resolution Services), a statutory appointment pursuant to the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999. Sarah has been involved in NSW Young Lawyers since 2009. Sarah was the Chair of the NSW Young Lawyers Civil Litigation Committee from 2015-2017 and an Executive Councillor between 2015 and 2017. Sarah was also a member of the Law Society Injury Compensation Committee in 2011 and 2012 and a member of the NSW Bar Association Common Law Committee between mid 2015 to mid 2018. Sarah is currently a member of the NSW Bar Association Diversity and Equality Committee.