Civil Claims for Institutional Abuse: Key Updates
"Issues covered include: the national redress scheme, issues and impact on survivors, medico legal assessments in abuse claims
Description
With the National Redress Scheme now 12 months old and new legislative changes shaking up the sector, now is the opportune time to take a deep dive into the key issues that will impact your institutional abuse practice and your clients right now and in the near future.
Attend and earn 4 CPD points including:
1 point in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
3 points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
This seminar was recorded in WA on 13 June 2019
Chair: Tim Hammond, Barrister, Central Law Chambers
9.00am to 10.00am: The National Redress Scheme 12 Months on: Where are we now?
- Claims process: How is it working? What have been some outcomes?
- Where clients are very unwell: How can their claims be expedited?
- Clients in prison or clients who have had a sentence of 5 or more years: How are the special provisions for them being applied?
- Receiving letters of offer: the importance of the six month time-frame to act
- Advice on compensation options: when that is being given
Presented by Prue Gregory Principal Lawyer, knowmore lawyers
Q&A Session with Prue Gregory Principal Lawyer, knowmore lawyers and Susan Cartwright, Manager National Redress Scheme Branch
10.00am to 11.00am: WA Response to the National Redress Scheme
- Office of Criminal Injuries WA and effect of the National Redress Scheme
- WA legislative response to the National Redress Scheme
- Potential claims for criminal injuries compensation after National Redress
Presented by Dr Rob Guthrie, Assessor/ Magistrate-Criminal Injuries Compensation, Department of Attorney General WA
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: Institutional Abuse Claims: Emerging Issues and Impacts on Survivors
- Early cases dealt with by the WA District Court
- Current circumstances for civil claimants and their lawyers
- Challenges for claimants
Presented by Dr Philippa White, Director, Tuart Place and Gary Dean, Barrister, First Floor Irwin Chambers
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
12.15pm to 1.15pm: THE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE: Medico-Legal Assessments in Institutional Abuse Claims: Assessment Criteria
- The psychiatric assessment process for determining psychological harm due to historical sexual abuse
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and co-morbid psychiatric diagnoses
- Challenges of the assessment process
- How to help clients prepare for psychiatric assessments
Presented by Dr Danny Shub, Psychiatrist, Hollywood Specialist Centre
Venue
Parmelia Hilton
Level 1, Meeting Room, 14 Mill Street
Perth 6000
WA
Australia