Personal Injury: Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accidents
Issues covered include: scope of employment, permanent impairment, PIRS criteria, workplace injury damages, Motor Accident Injuries Act, Motor Accident Compensation Act, CARS and MAS determinations, psychiatric examinations
Description
Want to keep up with the latest and most pressing changes and issues in workers compensation and motor vehicle accidents? Need to get ahead of the pack and understand how other practitioners are working with these changes and developments? Then come and gain insights from some of the most eminent personal injury practitioners, including a diverse range of esteemed barristers, leading practitioners from the plaintiff and defendant side, medical experts and a WIRO Review Officer.
Attend and earn 7 CPD units including:
5.5 units in Substantive Law
1.5 units in Professional Skills
This conference was recorded in NSW on 22 March 2019
Session 1
Workers Compensation Roundup
Chair: Mick Franco, Partner, Bartier Perry Lawyers; Leading Workers Compensation Lawyers (Defendant) Doyle’s Guide, 2017
9.00am to 10.00am: INSIGHTS FROM WIRO: Workers Compensation: Key Developments and Legislative Amendments
Catch up on the latest workers compensation cases, legislative developments, and trends, including analysis of key workers compensation decisions and recent changes.
Presented by Kim Garling, Workers Compensation Independent Review Officer, Workers Compensation Independent Review Office (WIRO)
10.00am to 11.00am: What is the Scope of Employment?
- Hard old law
- Statutory influences
- Modern approach
- Impact of social media
Presented by David Andersen, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers; Member, Law Society Personal Injury Specialist Accreditation Committee
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
Professional Skills
11.15am to 12.15pm: THE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE: The Assessment of Permanent Impairment and Application of the PIRS Criteria
Work through the assessment and scoring of the Psychiatric Impairment Rating Scale according to the SIRA guidelines.
- Criteria for maximum medical improvement
- Effects of treatment
- Adjustment for pre-existing impairment
Presented by Dr Glen Smith, Psychiatrist, MedicoLegal Assessments Group
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Cross Over Workers Compensation and Workplace Injury Damages
Address the overlap between statutory (workers compensation) entitlements, public liability claims and motor accident claims.
Presented by Paul Macken, Partner, Leigh Virtue and Associates from materials prepared by Tim McKenzie, Barrister, William Deane Chambers
Session 2
Motor Vehicle Accidents Update
Chair: Genevieve Henderson, State Practice Group Leader, Motor Vehicle Accidents Group, Slater and Gordon; Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law; Recommended Motor Vehicle Lawyer Doyle’s Guide 2018
2.00pm to 2.45pm: Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017
Examine where we’re currently at, future developments in the area, and the impact on your clients and your practice.
Presented by Tim Concannon, Partner, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law; CARS Assessor; Recommended Work Injury Compensation Lawyer Doyle’s Guide 2018
2.45pm to 3.30pm: Motor Accident Compensation Act 1999
- Legislative changes
- Recent cases
Presented by Geraldine Daley AM, Director, Colin Daley Quinn; Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law; CARS Assessor
3.30pm to 3.45pm Afternoon Tea
3.45pm to 4.30pm: Judicial Review of CARS and MAS Determinations: Recent Decisions
Gain your all-important annual review of recent judicial review, liability and care decisions for your motor injuries practice, as well as practical insights into how to integrate the lessons from each into your practice.
Presented by Mark Robinson SC, Maurice Byers Chambers
Professional Skills
4.30pm to 5.15pm: A PSYCHIATRIST'S INSIGHTS: Support Person in Medico Legal Psychiatric Examinations: Help or Hindrance
- When to organise a support person
- When to avoid a support person
- Enlisting your expert if support person is required
Presented by Dr Lisa Brown, Psychiatrist, GSCR