Workers Compensation Conference
Issues covered include: industrial relations, workers compensation, core CPD points, case law update and guidelines
Description
Still looking for that conference that can deliver the issues and changes in Workers Compensation law and earn your core mandatory CPD points all in one day? Look no further. This is it. Keep up with the pack and understand how other practitioners are working with these changes and developments and consider spending a full day with our panel of experts. Hear about the latest cases and guidelines, pick up practical tips and checklists and gain your core mandatory CPD units all in one day.
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
Session 1
Your Ultimate Workers Compensation Guide
Chair: Paul Macken, Partner, Leigh Virtue & Associates
9.00am to 9.05am: Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am: Navigating Complex Multi-Party Work Injury Damages Claims
- When multi-party claims arise: some common scenarios
- Civil liability vs work injury damages: traps and pitfalls for plaintiffs and defendants and the complications of section 151Z of the Worker’s Compensation Act 1987
- Update on recent case law and the key takeaways for your practice
Presented by Amanda Bond, Partner, Gillis Delaney Lawyers
9.50am to 10.35am: Workers Compensation and Permanent Impairment: An Essential Guide
- Permanent impairment and its rise to prominence
- Navigating the WPI assessment process
- Legislative updates and what WIRO will now fund
Presented by Michael Vella, Manager, Workers Compensation Independent Review Office
10.35am to 10.50am Morning Tea
10.50am to 11.35am: Common Law Damages: Answers to the Key Questions
- Insights into the different regimes for Common Law damages in personal injury actions
- When unrestricted Common Law damages are recoverable: grey areas and interesting examples
- What are the various types of damages recoverable & in what circumstances?
- The interplay of Common Law damages where several defendants are joined
Presented by Dennis Epstein, Barrister, Selborne Chambers
11.35am to 12.20pm: Compensation for Psychiatric Injury in the Workplace
- Gathering evidence to determine causation and relevant events
- Collecting and understanding medical evidence
- Taking witness statements
- Recent cases: the facts and outcomes you should know
Presented by Nicholas Studdert, Partner, Hall and Wilcox, Best Lawyers 2020, Personal Injury Litigation
12.20pm to 1.05pm: Workplace Bullying and Harassment Complaints and Workers Compensation Claims
- The interplay between the Fair Work Commission anti-bullying jurisdiction and workers compensation claims alleging bullying
- Reasonable employer action
- Case law update on workplace bullying cases
Presented by Nick Chadwick, Principal, Chadwick Workplace Law
1.05pm to 1.15pm: Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
1.15pm to 2.00pm: Lunch
Session 2
CPD Core Mandatory Areas for Workers Compensation Lawyers
Chair: Eraine Grotte, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Ethical Considerations for Workers Compensation Lawyers
- Areas of ongoing concern for workers compensation lawyers
- Practical guidance on how to reduce the risk of complaint
- The top ethical issues for workers compensation lawyers
- Typical case scenarios
Presented by Matthew Eirth, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers
Practice Management & Business Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm: A Practical Guide to Managing your Client’s Expectations
- Best practice when dealing with the issue of a Section 39 claim
- How to advise on:
- Past and present rights and entitlements
- Changes that may be enforced after the decision
- Communicating changes effectively to your client
- Under promising and over delivering
Presented by Sarah Hunt, Associate, Shine Lawyers
4.00pm to 4.15pm: Afternoon Tea
Professional Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Case Preparation: From Issue to Mediation and Beyond
- The requirement to give notice and applicable limitation provisions
- Collating evidence and drafting a coherent prefiling statement (and defence)
- The mediation and beyond
Presented by Dean-Lloyd Del Monte, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km
Parking Information
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Secure Park 20 Bond Street - click here for rates
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