Personal Injury Roundup
Issues covered include: South Australian Employment Tribunal, SAET, worker's compensation, Return to Work Act, institutional abuse, NDIS, personal injury claims, costs for personal injury, motor vehicle accidents
Description
Spend a morning catching up on the latest developments happening in all areas of personal injury law. Bring yourself up to date on the SAET by hearing from President Justice Dolphin and then explore the latest in workers compensation, claims for institutional abuse, the NDIS, motor vehicle accidents and costs for the personal injury practitioner. You’ll leave equipped with the latest information and strategies to prepare you for the year to come in all your personal injury matters.
Attend and earn 4 CPD units in Substantive Law
This seminar was recorded in SA on 15 March 2019
Chair: Jodie Bradbrook, Director, DW Fox Tucker
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.30am: INSIGHTS FROM THE SAET: Opening Address: Current Issues in the SAET
Presented by President Justice Dolphin, South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET)
9.30am to 10.10am: Worker’s Compensation Case and Legislation Update
- A review of Supreme Court decisions regarding the Return to Work Act
- A discussion of questions arising from those decisions
Presented by Michael Roder SC, Howard Zelling Chambers
10.10am to 10.50am: Claims for Institutional Abuse
- Overview of legislation and key scheme features
- Claims process and assessment criteria
- Scheme experience so far and risks for practitioners
- Widening exposure with the Vicarious Liability in Civil Liability Amendment (Organisational Child Abuse Liability) Bill
- Removing the limitation periods in respect of civil actions for child sexual abuse: where we’re at and where to from here
Presented by Tony Kerin, Partner, Grope Hamilton Lawyers; Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyer and Recommended Public Liability Compensation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2018
10.50am to 11.05am Morning Tea
11.05am to 11.45am: NDIS and Personal Injury Claims: How Do these Claims Interact with the NDIS Scheme?
- Summary of what the NDIS is and the legal framework it operates within
- Avenues for appealing decisions
- Summary of important decisions with respect to disputes within the NDIS
- The interaction between the NDIS and personal injury claims, focusing on what lawyers need to be aware of when advising their clients
Presented by Sarah Vinall, Senior Associate, Mellor Olsson; Recommended Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyer and Recommended Public Liability Compensation Lawyer Doyle’s Guide 2018
11.45am 12.25pm: Costs for Personal Injury
Discuss and review developments in relation to costs for personal injury practitioners.
Presented by Tim Cogan, Principal, Costs Law SA
12.25pm to 1.10pm: PRACTICAL OPEN PANEL DISCUSSION: Motor Vehicle Accidents Update
Engage in an informative and open panel discussion covering the key trends, developments and cases in motor vehicle accidents and how they’ll impact your practice in the year to come.
Panellists:
Michael Kernot, Barrister, Carrington Chambers
Fiona Brady, Principal, Barry Nilsson; Recommended Compulsory Third Party Insurance Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2018
Leanne Larosa, Barrister, Mitchell Chambers
1.10pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair