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Issues covered include: civil claims for institutional abuse, NDIS, workers compensation, psychological injury, negligence, Civil Liability Act, ethics, vicarious trauma, expert witnesses.
Encapsulating some of the most topical issues facing personal injury practitioners at the moment, the morning roundup will keep you up to date with your practice. Then stay for the afternoon’s CPD compulsory session, created for the personal injury lawyer in mind so that you’ll become CPD compliant while gaining valuable skills and information to bolster your practice.
Attend and earn 7 CPD units including:
4 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This conference was recorded in NSW on 8 March 2019
Personal Injury Roundup
Chair: David Ford, Special Counsel, Beilby Poulden Costello Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am: Civil Claims for Institutional Abuse: Redress Scheme and Legislation Amendments
Presented by Danielle De Paoli, Special Counsel, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
9.50am to 10.35am: NDIS and Personal Injury Claims: How do these Claims Interact with the NDIS Scheme and Other Issues?
Presented by Dominique McGovern, Lawyer, Turner Freeman; former NDIS Appeals Advocate
10.35am to 11.20am: Workers Compensation Legislation and Psychological Injury Update
Catch up on the latest workers compensation cases that are critical to your practice, an analysis of where we’re at with the latest workers compensation legislative updates, the current landscape for practitioner’s psychological injury, and how it will all shape your practice in the year ahead.
Presented by Bruce McManamey, Barrister, Sir James Martin Chambers
11.20am to 11.35am Morning Tea
11.35am to 12.20pm: Negligence under the NSW Civil Liability Act and Relevant High Court Authorities: Case Update
Presented by Dr Tim Channon, Partner, Hicksons Lawyers
12.20pm to 1.05pm: Implications on s15B of the Civil Liability Act of the Decision in Amaca v Raines [2018] NSWCA 216
Presented by James Sheller, Barrister, New Chambers
1.05pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
CPD Compulsory Units for Personal Injury Lawyers
Chair: David Andersen, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; Member, NSW Law Society Personal Injury Specialist Accreditation Committee
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Ethical Hotspots for Personal Injury Law Practitioners
Explore some common and not so common ethical quandaries for the personal Injury practitioner and what you need to consider to avoid ethical pitfalls in your practice.
Presented by Terry Stern, Principal, Stern Law; Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law
Practice Management & Business Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Trauma and Vicarious Trauma for Personal Injury Practitioners
Presented by Dr Cathy Kezelman AM, President, Blue Knot Foundation
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Professional Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm: THE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE: How to Ensure Your Instructions to the Expert Include the Right Questions
Presented by Dr Alan Home, Occupational Physician, Health People Legal