Personal Injury Roundup
Issues covered include: Utilising Medical Reports, District Court Trial Preparation, Advocacy, Negotiation, Motor Vehicle Accident Case and Legislation Update, Assessment of General Damages Update
Description
Encapsulating some of the most topical issues facing personal injury practitioners at the moment, this morning’s roundup will keep you up to date. Five renowned experts will provide you the latest insights into motor vehicle accidents, medical reports, trial preparation and the assessment of damages. This is the program to give you an edge so you can stay ahead in the unsparing world of personal injury law.
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1 CPD point in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
3 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
Chair: Angus Castley, Partner, Bradford Legal
9.00am to 10.00am: Utilising Medical Reports: A Lawyer’s Perspective
- A guide for achieving the right outcome for clients by making the best use of medical reports in preparing & conducting cases, including negotiations and litigation
- Practical tips for those lawyers representing parties in personal injury claims, from both a workers compensation and common law perspective
Presented by Martin Dobson, Partner, Moray and Agnew, Best Lawyers 2019, Insurance Law
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
10.00am to 11.00am: District Court Trial Preparation, Advocacy and Negotiation Skills for Personal Injury Lawyers
- Why haven’t you settled? Risks and costs of proceeding to trial
- Pleadings and what is in dispute: duty, breach and causation
- Advice on evidence: lay and expert/order of witnesses: How are you going to prove your case?
- What is your case theory?
- Trial advocacy: opening/closing address; evidence in chief/cross-examination/re-examination
- Rules of evidence and discussion: Browne v Dunn and Jones v Dunkel
- Negotiation tips and strategies
Presented by David Burton, Partner, SRB Legal
11.00am to 11.15am: Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: Motor Vehicle Accident Case and Legislation Update
Review and discuss recent case law impacting on your CTP practice.
Presented by Neil Morrissey, Barrister, Albert Wolff Chambers
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Assessment of General Damages Update: The Cases, the Awards and the Implications for Your Matters
- Specifically, what are general damages at common law?
- How to assess each component? What evidence to lead?
- Statutory inroads
Presented by Brian Nugawela, Barrister, Sir Clifford Grant Chambers
Venue
Mercure Perth
Level 1, 10 Irwin St
Perth 6000
WA
Australia