Personal Injury Conference
Issues covered include: Public Liability, Psychiatric Injury, Coroners Court Trends, Damages, Medical Panels, Client Capacity, Civil Procedure Regime, Financial Advice and Funds Management
Description
Now in its 14th year, this conference continues to be the premier personal injuries event in Victoria. Leading experts in the field will present the latest cases and updates on public liability psychiatric injuries, damages and more, all while you earn your CPD Compulsory Units at the same time.
Attend the full day 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
Personal Injury Roundup
Chair: TBC
9.00am to 9.05am: Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am: Public Liability: Dangerous Recreational Activities and Exclusion Clauses
- Obvious risks
- Voluntary assumption of risk
- The relevance of exclusion clauses in recreational services
- Dangerous recreational activities legislation outside Victoria
Presented by Richard Johnson, Principal, McCabe Curwood
9.50am to 10.35am: Psychiatric Injury Update
- Duty of care
- Current trends
- Bullying claims and interpersonal conflict in the workplace
- The development of liability in psychiatric cases
Presented by Thomas Bradley, Special Counsel, Shine Lawyers
10.35am to 10.50am: Morning Tea
10.50am to 11.35am: Current Coroners Court Trends
- Reopening investigations and coronial appeals
- Recent cases
- Coronial recommendations
- Representing families in coronial investigations
Presented by Dimitra Dubrow, Principal; Leading Medical Negligence Compensation Lawyer (Plaintiff), Doyle’s Guide 2018, and Janelle Medhurst, Senior Associate, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
11.35am to 12.20pm: Damages Update: The Cases, the Awards and the Implications for Your Matters
- Review of recent damages awards
- Court of Appeal decisions and the latest High Court cases
- Analysis of the facts in each case, how they translated to the damages awarded, and how it can all be applied to your matters
Presented by Andrew Seiter, Partner, Wotton Kearney
12.20pm to 1.05pm: Medical Panels Update
- Denial of natural justice: recent cases
- Assessment of work capacity: recent cases
- Effect of previous medical panel opinion
- Recent cases and practice notes
Presented by Fiona Spencer, Barrister, Greens List
1.05pm to 1.15pm: Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
Session 2
CPD Compulsory Units for Personal Injury Lawyers
Chair: Oliver Lesage, Barrister, Green’s List
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Determining Client Capacity
Professional Skills
- How to distinguish your client’s mental capacity
- Formal assessments and outcomes
- How to obtain an opinion that meets the relevant legal test for the issue
Presented by Michael Lombard, Mediator, Lombard Mediation; Recommended Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyer (Plaintiff), Doyle’s Guide 2018
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Statutory Ethics: The Impact of the Civil Procedure Regime
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Join this highly interactive session, conducted by a legal ethics expert, focuses on ‘statutory’ ethical obligations by reference to scenarios which personal injury lawyers may typically face in the course of civil litigation.
- Examine the overarching obligations imposed by the Civil Procedure Act 2010
- What constitutes a breach and subsequent payment of costs?
- How to avoid:
- Court referrals
- Investigations
- Possible disciplinary action
Presented by Michael Dolan, Special Counsel Ethics, Law Institute of Victoria
4.00pm to 4.15pm: Afternoon Tea
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Financial Advice and Funds Management for Personal Injury Lawyers
Practice Management & Business Skills
- The10-3-now financial plan: What does good financial advice look like?
- Practicing financial mindfulness and certainty
- Financial year end road map
Presented by Jane Campbell, Principal, Aeran Pty Ltd
Venue
RACV City Club
Level 2, 501 Bourke St
Melbourne 3000
VIC
Australia
Parking Information
Parking is not included in your registration. Here are some options below. RACV City Club Car Park.
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