Abuse Law Symposium - Liability, Legal Capacity, Appellate Case Review and Young Offenders and Abuse : Institutional Abuse Claims in Juvenile Detention: The NSW Experience
OND233N50BZ1
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
2.00pm to 2.45pm Institutional Abuse Claims in Juvenile Detention: The NSW Experience
- Historical and contemporary detention
- Changing landscape of detention
- Disclosure and veracity of allegations
- Establishing breach of duty
- Nexus between abuse and adult behaviours
- Pushing for change
Presented by Josh McKay, Managing Partner/Director, New Path Legal
Presenters
Josh McKay
Josh McKay has over 18 years’ experience in the legal industry, working in senior government positions, the charitable sector, and in a range of private practice settings. His varied work experience has positioned him well to establish New Path Legal. Josh is highly specialiezd in institutional abuse claims advancing the legal right of survivors of sexual abuse, with a focus on claims involving historic and current juvenile detention facilities, religious institutions, charities, and public and private schools. Josh refuses to be shackled by the way things have been done in the past, he is not afraid to push for change when it is needed. With an inside understanding of Government policy and processes, Josh knows how to get outcomes clients truly deserve. Josh is experienced in working with people who are traumatized and in dealing with incidents that happened decades ago. He has a gift for communicating, and making clients feel comfortable and supported.