Personal Injury WA: 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 point in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
This program is based on WA legislation
Personal Injury WA: Quarterly Update – October
Explore the latest cases impacting personal injury law and your practice. Verity will cover the following topics where developments have occurred in areas that are essential for all practitioners practicing in personal injury law.
- Factual causation, inferences, and ‘appropriate case’ causation under s. 5C(2) of the Civil Liability Act
- East Metropolitan Health Service v Ellis (by his next friend Christopher Graham. Ellis) [2020] WASCA 147
- Quantum in a mesothelioma case resulting in significant general damages along with damages in relation to treatment costs and the provision of gratuitous services
- Parkin v Amaca Pty Ltd (formerly James Hardie & Coy Pty Ltd) [2020] WASC 306
- Application to set aside settlement agreements and for leave to commence an action for a child sexual abuse cause of action
- WPM v Trustees of the Christian Brothers [2020] WADC 112
- Credibility and medical evidence issues in the absence of an independent witness to an accident
- Moyes v Ensco Australia Pty Ltd [2020] WADC 99
- The nature and extent of the duty of care owed by a landlord to a tenant involving a ceiling collapse
- Greenslade v Hiew [2020] WADC 120
Presented by Verity Long-Droppert, Barrister, Albert Wolff Chambers
Presenters
Verity Long-Droppert joined Albert Wolff Chambers in February 2018. Prior to that she worked in the Commercial Litigation team at Jackson McDonald during which time she worked on complex commercial litigation and insolvency matters. Verity accepts briefs in the areas of Personal Injuries, Insurance (Total and Permanent Disablement and Income Protection), Medical Negligence, Institutional Child Sex Abuse and National Redress Scheme, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Public Liability, Commercial Litigation and Insolvency. Verity has appeared in the Supreme Court of Western Australia (Court of Appeal), the Federal Court of Australia, the District Court of Western Australia and the Magistrates Court. She has appeared in mediations in the Supreme Court of WA and in arbitrations and mediations at WorkCover. Verity practises in the following areas Personal Injuries; Insurance; Disability Payments; Motor Vehicle Accidents; Work Injury Damages; Public Liability; Institutional Child Sex Abuse; Appeals; Commercial Litigation. Practice Areas: Appellate Commercial; Insurance; Personal injury; Professional Negligence.