Personal Injury Conference
To have an agile, informed and successful personal injury practice you need to be up to date with key legal developments. That is what this conference provides in the morning, with ethics, practice management and professional skills presentations in the afternoon. Obtain updates on workers compensation, motor accident and public liability law, plus claims arising from sexual assault, harassment, and sexual violence and protecting costs. 233Q06
Description
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 program is based on QLD legislation
Session 1
Personal Injury Law Roundup
Chair: Melanie Quixley, Principal, Barry Nilsson Lawyers
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am Workers Compensation Update
- Covill v WorkCover Queensland [2022] QSC 171 and the state of connection test
- Recent psychiatric claims and relevant legislative changes
- The impact of Covid-19: mask mandates and work from home cases
- Kozarov v State of Victoria and its impact in Queensland
Presented by Stephen Hughes, Special Counsel, Travis Schultz Partners
9.50am to 10.35am Public Liability in 2023
- Review of the current law relating to claims involving dangerous recreational activities
- Analysis and implications of recent Queensland Supreme Court and High Court decisions
- Roundup of decision o quantum over the past 12 months
Presented by Simon Grant, Barrister, Level 19, Inns of Court
10.35am to 11.20am Motor Accident Claims
- A general update in relation to the scheme
- Changes to expert evidence rules
- Impact on COVID on claims and assessments
Presented by Verity Smith, Senior Associate, McInnes Wilson Lawyers; Rising Star Injury & Compensation Law Rising Stars Doyles Guide 2022
11.20am to 11.35am Morning Tea
11.35am to 12.20pm Navigating the Complexities of Claims Arising from Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence: A PI Practitioners’ Guide
- Harassment and violence against adults (i.e. not historical childhood sexual abuse claims)
- Discuss the intersection of employment, defamation and anti-discrimination law and your role in providing accurate and adequate advice to clients to ensure their rights are protected
- Managing the vicarious trauma risks that go hand in hand with representing those that have and continue to experience trauma while balancing the need to apply a trauma informed approach to working with these clients
- Practical guidance regarding these various issues to help practitioners while navigating an enquiry and/or claim in this space
Presented by Katie Caldow, Partner, Chambers Russell Lawyers
12.20pm to 1.05pm Cost Protection: Mandatory Final Offers and Formal Offers
- Reminder of the law, strategy and practical application
- Implications for getting it wrong
- How to advise your client
Presented by Kelly McIntyre, Barrister, 18 Inns Barristers’ Chambers
1.05pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
Session 2
Ethics, Practice Management and Business Skills and Professional Skills for Personal Injury Lawyers
Chair: Richard Perry KC, 35 West Chambers
Practice Management and Business Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm Common Challenges of Personal Injury Practice
A personal injury lawyer needs to manage multiple moving parts to ensure their practice doesn’t fall off the rails. This presentation will consider some of the many challenges to effective risk management every personal injury practitioner navigates.
- Legislative change
- Ethical obligations
- Disclosure requirements
- Communications with other parties
- Objects of the legislation
- Different legislative regimes
- Preparing for compulsory conference
- Trial preparation
Presented by Yvette McLaughlin, Partner, Sparke Helmore; Recommended Workers Compensation & WorkCover Lawyers (Defendant), Doyles Guide, 2022
Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm Pleading Strategy & Tips for Personal Injury Lawyers
- What can/should you plead?
- Pleadings and disclosure
- Pleading and proof
- Contents tables, diagrams, annexures
- Common mistakes when pleading
Presented by Rob Davis, Barrister-at-law, Davis Legal
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
4.15pm to 5.15pm Ethical Conduct in Mediation: How Hard Can It Be?
- Importance of mediation to the administration of justice
- Professional conduct rules and legislation directed to ethical conduct
- Fundamental duties of legal practitioners:
- To the administration of justice
- To the client
- To opponents
- Duty of candour
- Negotiating in good faith
Presented by The Hon. Michael Kent KC, Inns of Court
Presenters
Melanie Quixley
Melanie Quixley is a principal in Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers’ Insurance & Health team and is based in the Brisbane office. Since joining Barry.Nilsson. in 2003, she has developed a practice in the areas of general liability and professional indemnity acting for local and overseas insurers, and directly for large corporate entities. Melanie is recognized for her partnering with her clients to bring about the best value outcome for them and for her technical skills. Melanie has also been consistently listed in the Best Lawyers for Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation and Doyles Guide for Public and Product Liability and Professional Indemnity over many years. She was also the exclusive winner of the 2018 and 2021 Client Choice Award for Insurance in Australia which recognizes solicitors from around the world for the level of client care they provide and the quality of their service.
Stephen Hughes
Stephen Hughes is a workplace relations and personal injuries lawyer with over 30 years' experience. Stephen's practice to date has a substantial litigation focus in State and Federal courts and Commissions. Stephen is regularly invited to speak and chair at numerous specialist conferences on work health and safety, employment law, discrimination, bullying, harassment, social media and personal injuries law. Since 1993, Stephen has been the Honorary Solicitor and an ex officio Board Member for the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors Inc. Stephen is also a director of the Australian operations of an international fleet management software company.
Simon Grant
Simon Grant has wide-ranging legal experience, having been admitted as a Barrister on 16 June 1997 while in the employ of the Crown Solicitor. Since that time his career has exposed him to an extensive array of knowledge and practice that ensure a critical and commercial approach to legal issues. Simon's practice covers electricity, mining and resources law, personal injury and medical negligence, building and construction law, workers compensation, mining and petroleum health and safety and industrial relations. In particular, Simon's career has provided wide-ranging experience in administrative law, advising government officers and Ministers on decision making processes and challenges to decisions, as well as legislative interpretation and enforcement generally, on a wide range of other legislation, from liquor licensing, land titles and property, to animal and plant related legislation. Full details of Simon's practice are available at www.simongrantbarrister.com.au.
Verity Smith
Verity is a Senior Associate within McInnes Wilson Lawyers’ compensation division. In the personal injury field, Verity is experienced in a variety of matters including motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, workplace incidents, chemical harm, assault and general public liability incidents. She has been engaged by both plaintiff and defendant clients, though focuses her practice around plaintiffs. Verity also has experience in broader insurance (including property damage and income protection) and injury insurance schemes (such as NDIS and NIISQ), allowing her to provide a comprehensive service to her clients. Verity has a particular interest in motorcycle accidents and motorcyclist welfare, establishing and leading McInnes Wilson Lawyers’ motorcycle law subdivision. In addition to supporting motorcyclists with personal injury and other claims, Verity provides legal education to riders and assists core groups with road safety advocacy and initiatives. Outside of her compensation practice, Verity coordinates McInnes Wilson Lawyers’ pro bono program and performs pro bono work personally for individuals, community legal centres and other organisations across a range of matters including consumer credit and debt, planning and environment, administration and guardianship, employment, discrimination, defamation, and more. Verity was listed in Doyle’s Guide 2022, and has been a finalist for a number of awards including Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 and Women in Law Awards.
Katie Caldlow
Katie Caldow is a Partner at Chambers Russell Lawyers and manages the firm’s compensation practices in both Queensland and NSW; the firm’s Queensland practice falling under Southside Legal (a division of Chambers Russell Lawyers). She was admitted to practice in 2014 and holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Southern Queensland. Katie has more than 15 years’ experience working within legal practices, having commenced her legal career whilst studying externally, and has always worked within civil litigation. She has a broad range of experience as a civil litigation lawyer having practiced in personal injuries, strata and body corporate law, estate litigation, consumer law and general civil disputes in Queensland and NSW. Katie prides herself on making a positive contribution to the legal profession and the lives of her clients whilst also ensuring the delivery of legal services within her practice areas in a trauma informed way.
Kelly McIntyre
Kelly McIntyre has a broad commercial and administrative law practice with particular focus on Mining, Energy and Resources law, Contract, Insurance, Property and International Arbitration., Kelly has appeared in complex and lengthy regulatory trials and other matters in the Land Court, Supreme Court, District Court and Federal Court. She has also appeared in a complex international arbitration under the ICC Rules., Kelly is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and is the General Editor of the LexisNexis Alternative Dispute Resolution Bulletin. She holds a statutory appointment as a General Referee on the Queensland Government Development Tribunal and is also appointed to the Land Court ADR Panel as a Panel Mediator for the Land Court. Prior to being called to the Bar in 2010, Kelly practiced as a solicitor in the Energy & Resources team at two national law firms and as in-house counsel for a railway turnkey provider. Kelly has a particular interest in shipping and trade law having attained her Masters of Law (International Trade) from UQ.
Richard Perry KC
Richard Perry KC was admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1983 and took silk in 2004. Admitted to the High Court and Supreme Court of Queensland in 1983. Admitted as a Barrister in the following States and Territories: Supreme Court of New South Wales, 1987; Australian Capital Territory, 1994; Northern Territory, January 2000; He is a graduate of the University of Queensland and Queensland University o Technology and holds the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts (University of Queensland); Bachelor of Laws (Queensland University of Technology); Master of Laws (Queensland University of Technology) 1995; Mr Perry's practice is advocacy based: He has extensive commercial and civil litigation experience having conducted a very large number of major trials in all jurisdictions, and in various States, during the course of his career at the Bar; He appears regularly in the Court of Appeal and in the Full Court of the Federal Court; He appears as defence Counsel in numerous statutory prosecutions and has prosecuted medical disciplinary complaints; He has appeared frequently in the Fair Work Commission and the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission; He has appeared as defence Counsel in numerous statutory prosecutions; He has appeared frequently in the Fair Work Commission and the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, and He is frequently retained to advise, and appear for, Barristers subject to complaints to the Legal Services Commission. He has acted in numerous Commisions of Inquiry, most recently the Home Insulation Inquiry and has appeared as Counsel Assisting the Coroner. Mr Perry also has wide experience in diverse aspects of the legal system: He commenced his career at the bar practicing in crime and has defended in both the Supreme and District Courts; He has appeared in a number of major Criminal Justice Commission inquiries eg Yock, Carruthers, Carter and Kimmins Inquiries. He was appointed as inaugural Public Interest Monitor in April 1997. Mr Perry served in that capacity for 3.5 years. In that capacity, he appeared in numerous applications by the Criminal Justice Commission, QPS and NCA for surveillance warrants. His duty was to ensure that the public interest was served in each and every instance, by weighing and reconciling issues of civil liberties with the imperatives of law enforcement; Mr Perry gave evidence to a Commonwealth Joint Standing Committee, regarding the NCA, concerning civil liberties issues and investigative bodies. He was appointed as acting Parliamentary Criminal Justice Commissioner for 12 months in 2001. He has acted, pro bono, on matters in the Magistrates Court for homeless persons, being on the PILCH list, and, at the request of the Registrar, in the Federal Circuit Court in a discrimination case; He was retained, by parties, to provide an expert determination concerning fuel prices at airports; He has conducted a very large number of mediations as mediator, generally in Supreme Court cases.
Yvette McLaughlin
Yvette McLaughlin is an accredited specialist in personal injury law, with more than 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry. She has practiced predominately in defendant insurance and has extensive knowledge of workers' compensation, motor accident and personal injuries proceedings. Her experience spans all Queensland Courts, the Court of Appeal, the AAT and the QIRC and she has contributed to policy formulation and education initiatives for clients. She is regularly involved in committees discussing ongoing issues such as management of litigated matters and the use of technology in claims management, and represents clients at public stakeholder meetings. Her experience in both formulating and complying with the strict service level standards expected by her clients, and her commitment to the continuous improvement of claims management processes, has allowed Yvette to develop and implement claims management systems to efficiently conduct personal injuries claims while at the same time adhering to clients' service level standards and the relevant legislative timeframes. Yvette regularly chairs and presents industry seminars and provides client training.
Rob Davis
Rob was first admitted as a solicitor in both Qld and NSW in 1979 after completing 5 years articles of clerkship with a medium sized law firm on the Gold Coast. Rob holds the following degrees: B.Soc.Sc., LL.M and LL.M (Corp & Com). Rob lives on the Gold Coast. He has worked as a barrister since 2007. Prior to that he was a solicitor for 27 years, for the majority of that time working in civil litigation. Rob practises mainly in civil negligence law (medical negligence, aviation accidents, product liability injury law and other accident claims) in Qld, NSW, ACT Courts and the Federal Court. Rob also represents current and former employees of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Authorities in claims for denied Commonwealth superannuation entitlements. He has appeared in nearly all of the decided cases involving this highly specialised area of law. Rob has served in many roles throughout his career, including: National President of the Australian Lawyers Association (2000-2001) – twice elected; Australian representative on the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Chair of the Consumer Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia; Member of the initial QLS Personal Injury Specialist Accreditation Committee; QLS Professional Standards Committee; President of the Queensland Law Society (2006); Board member of the College of Law Queensland; Board member of Lexon Insurance (Qld Solicitor’s Professional Indemnity Insurer); Advisory Committee of the Innocence Project at Griffith University; Visiting Assistant Professor at Faculty of Law at Bond University; and Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at University of Queensland. He regularly speaks at conferences throughout Australia and has published extensively in legal journals and legal professional texts. Rob is currently a member of the Bar Association of Queensland’s Professional Ethics Committee.
The Hon. Michael Kent KC
Michael was admitted as a solicitor in 1983, was called to the Bar in 1991 and took silk in 2007. At the Bar Michael developed an extensive practice primarily in common law, insurance, professional negligence, estate litigation, company law and family law. He also developed a substantial appellate practice. A significant component of his practice was as a mediator in all areas of civil disputes. In 2011 Michael was appointed as a Judge of the Family Court of Australia. In 2015 Michael was assigned to the Appeal Division of the Court. He served on the Appeal Division until resigning his commission 2021. Michael returned to the Bar in 2021 to resume practice in Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Venue
Hilton Brisbane
190 Elizabeth St
Brisbane City
Brisbane 4000
QLD
Australia
Directions
Due to one way road systems, please note that car access is via Elizabeth Street only. Please programme 190 Elizabeth Street if using a car navigational device.
Nearby Public Transport:Train Stations - Central Station
Bus Interchange - George Square Bus Station
Parking
Parking is not included in your registration. There is valet parking available for AU$58.00