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Complete
CPD Guide
30+ days
300+ seminars
31 March Deadline
February - March 2020
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT Register and pay by 24 Dec 2019 to save up to $100CONTENTS
10 POINTS EMPLOYMENT LAW & SAFETY
10 Points in One Day Parramatta 6 Workplace Law Symposium 2020 13
10 Points On A Saturday 24 Your Expert Guide to Discrimination and Adverse Action Claims 29
10 Points in One Day: Your Last Chance 39
ENVIRONMENT
BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION Environment and Planning Law 28
Law for Architects: Contracts, Claims and Risk 7
Construction Law Symposium 12 FAMILY
Family Law: Hidden Assets, Tax and SMSF Issues 9
CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL Family Law Conference 27
Commercial Law Roundup 6 Family Law Drafting Intensive 38
Goldberger on Contracts 7
In-House Counsel Conference 11 GOVERNMENT
Liquor and Gaming Law Roundtable 15 Government Law Conference 2020 18
Contract Law Conference 2020 19 Litigation Issues for All Government Lawyers 34
Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference 21 Duty, Powers and Decision Making 34
Business Sales: Legal Issues & Skills 22
IMMIGRATION
Property and Commercial Law Roundup 24
Migration Law Symposium 30
Business Clients: 20 Answers to Their Most Asked Questions 28
SMSFs: The A-Z of Legal Issues 32
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Trusts and Deeds Advanced Review 33
Intellectual Property Conference 16
PPSA Updates and Strategies 35
Directors & Officers: Know the Duties 36 LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Shareholder Agreements Workshop 36 Advanced Evidence and Advocacy Masterclass 8
‘How to’ Skills for Litigators 15
CPD CORE AREAS
Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference 21
CPD Compulsory Units Over Lunch, Over 3 Weeks 3
NCAT Practice and Procedure 33
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 5 March 4
Litigation Issues for All Government Lawyers 34
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 10 March 4
Mediation Masterclass: Positive Results for Pleased Clients 37
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 20 March 5
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 24 March 5 MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 27 February 6 Liquor and Gaming Law Roundtable 2020 15
CPD Compulsory Units for Property Lawyers 10 Film and TV Conference: Key Content and Production Issues 26
CPD Compulsory Units for In-House Counsel 11
CPD Compulsory Units for Personal Injury Lawyers 14 PERSONAL INJURY
CPD Compulsory Units for IP Lawyers 16 Current Concerns in Medical Negligence 9
CPD Compulsory Units for Wills and Estates Lawyers 17 Personal Injury Conference 2020 14
CPD Compulsory Units for Government Lawyers 18 Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accidents 31
CPD Compulsory Units for Conveyancers 20 Total Permanent Disability (TPD) and Life Insurance Injury Claims 37
CPD Compulsory Units for Commercial Litigators 21
CPD Compulsory Units for Criminal Lawyers 23 PROPERTY
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 14 March 24 Property Law Updates 6
CPD Compulsory Units for Family Lawyers 27 Property Law Conference 10
CPD Compulsory Units for Immigration Lawyers & Migration Agents 30 Conveyancing Conference 20
CPD Compulsory Units: Costs and Billing for All Lawyers 35
WILLS & ESTATES
Business Skills for Lawyers 38
Succession Law Symposium 17
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 31 March 39
Testamentary Trusts Workshop 29
CRIME
Criminal Law Symposium 23
Driving Offences: Major Update 32
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Before we get to 17 FEBRUARY, 24 FEBRUARY, 2 MARCH 2020 $395
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Ethics & Professional Responsibility
timely and relevant content possible.
Privilege: A Fresh Approach
Legal professional privilege is one of the most important issues facing
Thanks to the presenters who will collectively a lawyer. The rules are complex, and change regularly. A strong
spend thousands of hours sharing their understanding of privilege, how it works, and how it can be inadvertently
lost, are all critical skills of the in-house or external lawyer.
unparalleled knowledge and experience with our
· A refresh on the law of privilege as it exists today
delegates this February and March. · The special issues facing the in-house lawyer
· Hints and traps relating to how key documents are handled
And a special thanks to the 14,000+ lawyers, · How you can lose privilege in a document inadvertently
accountants and other professionals who · How privilege can be maintained when disseminating a privileged
document within a corporate group
will trust Legalwise Seminars with their career Presented by Peter Butler AM RFD, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills; Best
development in 2020. Lawyers 2020, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Litigation,
Product Liability Litigation
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exceed your expectations. MONDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2020
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Practice Management & Business Skills
People Skills and Communicating to Effectively Manage Clients
· How to perfect your people skills
· The ins and outs of great communication
· Tips and tricks from the field
· Managing difficult clients
Presented by Nicole Armstrong Lourenco, Managing Director, Family
Jacquelyn Simon Therapist, Counsellor, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, The Relationship
Practice NSW
Managing Director
MONDAY, 2 MARCH 2020
1.00PM - 2.00PM WEB202N01C $155
Professional Skills
Making a Deal: Negotiation Skills
· What makes a good outcome?
· How best to get there?
· The value of the ‘why’ question
· Some real life examples
Presented by Alan Limbury, Negotiator; Specialist Accredited Mediator;
NMAS Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator; Managing Director, Strategic
Resolution; Leading Mediator, Doyle’s Guide 2019
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ALL LAWYERS ON 5 MARCH ALL LAWYERS ON 10 MARCH
THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2020 $490 TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020 $490
2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N06 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N10
As the market becomes increasingly competitive, make sure you Whether you’re a seasoned litigator or rarely find yourself in court,
have the skills to shine. Join our stellar lineup of specialists as they everyone needs to know the essentials of handling a dispute.
walk you through the skills you need to influence your audience, deal From dealing with conflicts of interest, to mastering mediation to
with difficult colleagues and unravel those tricky ethical grey areas – understanding strategic project management, this is the session
all while gaining your core CPD units for the year. you need to prevent disputes from ever rising or to effectively deal
with them when they do arise.
Chair: Aileen Challinor, Principal, Pivotal Lawyers
Ethics & Professional Responsibility Chair: Paul Blackburn-Hart SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
What Would You Do? Ethical Dilemmas for Lawyers Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The path to success in the legal profession is fraught with peril. Ethical Conflicts of Interest: The Legal and Commercial Considerations
dilemmas can quickly threaten to derail your goals. Work through a · Legal and commercial conflicts: What is a conflict?
practical series of ethical predicaments and real life examples to gain · Can I ever act against a former client?
the knowledge, skills and strategies to ensure your ethical, and career, · Lessons from key cases featuring conflicts
survival. · Information barriers: Are they effective?
Presented by Timothy Zahara, Senior Associate – Commercial Law, KPMG Law
Presented by David Fairlie, General Counsel, Competitive Foods Australia
Practice Management & Business Skills
Professional Skills
Dealing with Difficult People and Behaviours at Work Dispute Resolution: Strategies to Keep Your Matter Out of Court
· Managing up and sideways Whether you’re a litigation or transactional lawyer, this practical session
· Conflict between colleagues will examine the best strategies you can implement to prevent disputes
· Responding to bullying from arising in the first place along with providing guidance on how to
Presented by Christa Ludlow, Principal Consultant, Weir Consulting use ADR techniques for dispute resolution.
Presented by David Ash, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
Professional Skills
Presentation Skills: Talk Unlike a Lawyer Practice Management & Business Skills
· Presenting on the law without boring your audience to death Strategic Litigation Project Management
· Writing to engage and explain, not soothe your own ego Drawing from the presenter’s experience in managing complex disputes
· Thinking like a journalist and in litigation funding, examine:
· Knowing your place (you’re not that special) · The importance of strategic project management prior to commencing
Presented by Michael Bradley, Managing Partner, Marque Lawyers litigation
· Preparation of litigation budgets
· Litigation project management designed to minimise cost and
maximise outcomes
Presented by Susanna Khouri, Head of Investment Operations (Diligence &
Monitoring), Augusta Ventures
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3 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN
1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 CPD unit in Professional Skills 1 CPD unit in Professional SkillsCPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR
ALL LAWYERS ON 20 MARCH ALL LAWYERS ON 24 MARCH
FRIDAY, 20 MARCH 2020 $490 TUESDAY, 24 MARCH 2020 $490
2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N30 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N34
Want to master the tactics of interest based negotiation? Need to Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from industry experts about
brush up on the do’s and don’ts of client legal privilege? What about some of the best practices that can make or break a career or a
knowing what to do in the event of a data breach? Separate yourself practice. Remove the guesswork and soak up countless tips and
from your competitors and focus on actionable strategies in this strategies in this informative, practical session that will take your
practical and informative seminar, all while gaining your core CPD legal practice to the next level.
points for the year.
Chair: Ishita Sethi, Barrister, Second Floor Selborne Chambers
Chair: Elizabeth Devine, Principal, Devine Law at Work Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Ethics & Professional Responsibility #TheEthicalLawyer: The Ethics of Social Media Use
The Ethics of Client Legal Privilege · Identifying the ethical issues arising from social media use by lawyers
· Creating, maintaining, and protecting privileged communications · #LawyersBehavingBadly: cautionary tales from around the globe
· Loss of privilege: fraud, disclosure and other exceptions · How do the Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules assist in resolving social
· Lessons from recent cases and the Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules media ethics concerns?
Presented by Angus MacInnis, Director of Dispute Resolution, StevensVuaran Presented by Angus MacInnis, Director of Dispute Resolution, StevensVuaran
Lawyers Lawyers
Professional Skills Professional Skills
Interest Based Negotiation for All Lawyers Communication Skills for Managing Difficult Clients
· Knowing your alternatives · Taking charge of volatile situations
· Looking behind positions to underlying interests · Understanding written, verbal and non-verbal communication
· Inventing options for mutual gain · Managing stressful and high conflict clients
· Evaluating options against objective standards · Understanding client needs and how to ask the right questions
· Making clear, careful commitments · How to reduce areas of conflict
· Maintaining effective two way communication · Dealing with high conflict subject matters
· Building good working relationships Presented by Marina Dulhunty, Barrister, William Deane Chambers
Presented by Gregory Burton SC, 5 Wentworth Chambers; Leading Mediator,
Practice Management & Business Skills
Doyle’s Guide 2018
Legal Services in a Digital Era: How to Win and Maintain Online
Practice Management & Business Skills Clients
How to Survive a Data Breach: A Practical Guide · Legal perspective: whether starting out or well established, winning
· Summary of current cybersecurity landscape and latest trends, and retaining an online client can be a challenge
including key risks - Positioning your legal services to be more attractive to digital clients
· How to prepare and plan in advance of any data breach - Networking amongst the online, start-ups and other communities
· Responding to breaches: from first steps to aftermath disrupting the legal industry
· Managing insurance issues and third party claims associated with data - Balancing commercial and corporate risk and providing practical
breaches advice
Presented by David Rountree; Intellectual Property & TMT Rising Star, Doyle’s · Client perspective: hear firsthand from a new online business model
Guide 2018; and Jonathan Light; Construction & Infrastructure Rising Star, success story
Doyle’s Guide 2019; Managing Associates, Allens - What was surprising and issues that arose that hadn’t been raised
previously
- What was good value for money
- What is and what isn’t valuable to online clients when engaging a
law firm
· Adapt or perish? Opportunities in disruption
- Legal marketplaces
- Digital marketing
- Document and process automation
Presented by Dominic Woolrych, Chief Executive Officer, LawPath
3 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN
1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 CPD unit in Professional Skills 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills 057TH
ANNUAL
10 POINTS IN ONE DAY IN PARRAMATTA
THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2020 $960
7.30AM TO 6.30PM 202P01
In its 7th year, the Parramatta 10 Points in One Day Program offers you insights from the industry’s front-line practitioners. You don’t have to
travel to the CBD to gain updates in all the current topics and achieve your compulsory CPD units. Attend the full program or choose only the
sessions most relevant to your practice.
SESSION 1: STREAM A: PROPERTY LAW UPDATES OR SESSION 1: STREAM B: WILLS AND ESTATES AND FAMILY
LAW ROUNDUP
7.30AM - 10.30AM 202P01A $490 7.30AM - 10.30AM 202P01B $490
Chair: Peter Rosier, Principal, Rosier Partners Chair: Karen Conte-Mills, Barrister, Arthur Phillip Chambers
Retail and Commercial Leasing Review Estate Disputes Case Law Update: Key Decisions
Presented by Andrew Grima, Principal Lawyer, Coleman Greig Lawyers Presented by Dr Hayley Bennett, Barrister, New Chambers;
Recommended Wills & Estates Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
Conveyancing and Strata Law Update
Presented by Ian McKnight, Partner, Sarvaas Ciappara Lawyers Professional Skills
Taking, Recording and Retaining Instructions for Wills
Property Law Rundown: the Rest of the Developments you Need
Presented by David Liebhold, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Chambers;
to Know
Recommended Wills & Estates Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
Presented by Ian Dunwoodie, Principal, Dunwoodie Legal
Professional Skills
Discovery and Disclosure in Family Law
Presented by Maureen de Vere, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers;
Recommended Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
Family Law Case Review: Issues Impacting Your Practice
Presented by Rachel Dart, Barrister, Culwulla Chambers, Recommended
Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR ALL LAWYERS
10.45PM - 1.45PM 202P01C $490
Chair: Elizabeth Picker, Barrister, Edmund Barton Chambers
Professional Skills
Business Succession Planning from a Lawyer’s Perspective
Presented by Phillip Brophy, Senior Commercial Lawyer, Matthews Folbigg Lawyers
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Your Duties to Your Client, the Court and the Profession as an Advocate
Presented by John Shaw, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
Practice Management and Business Skills
2020: Practice Management in the Digital Age
Presented by Katherine Hawes, Principal, Digital Age Lawyers
SESSION 3: STREAM A: COMMERCIAL LAW ROUNDUP OR SESSION 3: STREAM B: COMMERCIAL AND PERSONAL
INJURY LITIGATION
2.15PM - 6.30PM 202P01D $490 2.15PM - 6.30PM 202P01E $490
Chair: Steven Brown, Chairman, Etienne Lawyers Chair: Gregory Martin, Partner, Martin Bullock Lawyers
Professional Skills Personal Injury Update
Transactional Contract Drafting Skills Presented by Daniel Hanna, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
Presented by José de Ponte, Partner, DLA Piper
Contract Law Disputes Update
IP Lessons for Non-IP Lawyers: Sales, Purchase and Restructure Presented by Alison Choy Flannigan, Partner, Hall & Wilcox
Presented by Sonal Moore, Principal, Moore and Moore IP
Professional Skills
PPSA War Stories: 5 Short Case Studies Litigation Practice and Skills Update
Presented by Karen Fairbairn, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Presented by Nicholas Simpson, Barrister, 13th Floor St James Hall Chambers
Employment Law Update Misleading and Deceptive Conduct in Commercial Disputes
Presented by Dimity Leahy, Special Counsel, Colin Biggers & Paisley Presented by David Turner, Lawyer, Assured Legal Solutions
10 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
6 CPD units in Substantive Law 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 2 CPD units in Professional SkillsGOLDBERGER LAW FOR ARCHITECTS:
ON CONTRACTS CONTRACTS, CLAIMS AND RISK
THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2020 $490 THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2020 $490
9.00AM TO 1.15PM 202N02 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 202N03
It’s critical that you have the best contracts knowledge, skills and Take a deep dive into the legal framework in which architects
strategies. There’s no better way to perfect your abilities than to operate. Back by popular demand, you will learn from the experts
attend this practical masterclass. Renowned contracts specialist about some of the key legal challenges that architects grapple
Jeffrey Goldberger will walk you through precisely what you need with on a daily basis.
to know. From taking a deep dive into the hottest issues and cases
impacting contract law to working through real world examples to Chair: Charles Fortin, Managing Director, Collard Maxwell Architects
providing you with precedents, examples, and analysis, you’ll walk The Architect’s Role as Superintendent of a Contract
away with insights and tools to implement in your practice. · Understanding the architect’s role as agent of the principal
· Knowing when to exercise independent discretion
Part 1: Contract Law in the Cases: A Review of Recent Decisions · Dealing with ‘claims for variation’
Part 1 features a consideration of key recent cases and issues in contract Presented by Christopher Larcos, Special Counsel, Moray & Agnew Lawyers
law that you should have on your radar.
· Issues in contract formation Liability and Risk in Construction Projects Involving Cladding and
· Negotiating with a non-performing contractor and preserving accrued Non-Conforming Materials
contractual rights · Who is liable?
· Assignment and novation · Explore the legal reforms addressing cladding
· Rectification of contracts by construction · Delve into architect’s liability
· Discover proportional claims in class actions
Part 2: Estoppel and the Enforcement of Commercial Contracts
Presented by David Bannerman, Principal, Bannermans Lawyers; Best
Examine the principles of common law and equitable estoppel and how Lawyers 2019, Strata/Construction Law
these principles may lead to the inadvertent variation of contractual
obligations. Show me the Money! Payment Disputes for Architects
· Setting up your contract
Part 3: Good Faith in Contract Performance: The Current State of
· It’s not just about them: dealing with variations to your own services
Australian Law
· An introduction to the Building and Construction (Security of Payment)
Explore the current state of Australian law on good faith in the
Act 1999 (NSW)
performance of contracts with a focus on constraints on the exercise of
· Quick and dirty: an insider’s guide to adjudication
contractual powers and discretions
Presented by Helena Golovanoff, Partner, Holding Relich
Presented by Jeffrey Goldberger, Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright
Avoiding the Lawyers: How to Prevent and Manage Claims
Jeffrey Goldberger is contract law specialist with over 25 years’ experience in the
· Managing expectations and maintaining communication
Australian legal sector who is a recognised authority on Australian contract law. His · Paper work: getting it right
ability to articulate the application of contract law in a practical and commercial · Preventing disciplinary action
way is widely known and highly regarded nationally. Jeffrey formerly lectured in · Dealing with professional indemnity claims
contract law, commercial law and private international law at the University of Presented by Matthew Curll, Partner, Hall & Wilcox; immediate past solicitor
Sydney Law School. He’s worked with clients in both the public and private sectors. member, NSW Architects Registration Board; Leading Public & Product Liability
Jeffrey has presented papers on Australian and English contract law at numerous and Recommended Professional Indemnity Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
conference and seminars throughout Australia and the United Kingdom. Jeffrey has
extensive experience and expertise in the negotiation and resolution of complex Liability of Architects, as Lead Consultants, for the Design Errors of
contractual issues. their Sub Consultants
· Commonly encountered issues affecting your risk and potential liability
when taking on the role of lead consultant responsible for coordinating
Testimonials from Jeffrey’s prior Contract Law and managing the work of other specialist consultants and sub-
Masterclasses: consultants
· What you need to do to identify, understand and manage the risk of
design errors by specialist consultants and sub-consultants, and what
Mr Goldberger is a very polished happens when you don’t
performer/instructor who makes a very Presented by Craig Hyde, Special Counsel, McCabe Curwood
technical subject matter so much easier to
understand. Excellent. Please keep this one
as an annual presentation.
Absolutely flawless. An expert in his field.
Very instructive and a pleasure to listen to.
Includes detailed
written materials with
precedents, examples
and more!
4 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN
2 CPD units in Substantive Law 3 CPD units in Substantive Law
2 CPD units in Professional Skills
0710TH
ANNUAL
ADVANCED EVIDENCE AND ADVOCACY MASTERCLASS
FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2020 $870
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 202N04
This unique and practical intensive brings together an esteemed panel of litigators, the Hon. Judge Harman and Supreme Court Prothonotary
Rebel Kenna to provide you with valuable insights into how you can elevate your skills to the next level. Focus on high level admissibility issues
before perfecting your advocacy craftwork in this can’t miss masterclass led by some of Sydney’s foremost advocates.
SESSION 1: MASTERING THE ART OF ADVOCACY SESSION 2: EVIDENCE MASTERCLASS
9.00AM - 1.15PM 202N04A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 202N04B $490
Chair: Rebel Kenna, Director and Prothonotary, Supreme Court of NSW Chair and opening remarks: The Honourable Judge Joseph Harman,
Federal Circuit Court of Australia
Writing to Win: Persuasive and Effective Written Advocacy
· Tips to improve the strength of your legal writing
CHAIR AND OPENING REMARKS
· Pitfalls to avoid in your legal writing
· How to use written argument to persuade The Honourable Judge Joseph Harman, Federal Circuit Court of Australia
· Structure and design your written advocacy for effectiveness
· Anticipate and address the Court’s questions
Advanced Strategies for Clear and Persuasive Expert Evidence
Presented by Theresa Baw, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
Looking through the lifecycle of expert evidence:
Advocacy on Interlocutory and Urgent Applications · Briefing experts: tips to get it right from the start and what pitfalls to avoid
· The different roles of an expert: fact finder, independent expert
· Assessing urgency and determining when to approach the court
(opinion evidence), financial data analyst.
· Effect of delay
· Clean and dirty experts, referees.
· Proceeding ex parte or inter partes
· Preparing the expert report: drafting the expert’s instructions,
· Notifying the other side
assumptions and questions
· Preparing the necessary documents
· The joint expert process and joint reports: how experts interact and to
· Tailoring the evidence according to the facts and the time available
what extent lawyers can retain control
· Presenting the facts and the documents
· Giving evidence in the box: an expert’s perspective on cross
· Assisting the court examination and concurrent evidence
· Duties of disclosure during the hearing
Presented by John Temple-Cole, Partner and Anh Nguyen, Executive Director,
Presented by Anthony Cheshire SC, 8 Wentworth Chambers
KordaMentha
Enhancing Your Cross-Examination Practice and Procedure
Electronic Information in Legal Disputes and Investigations
· Evaluating your preparation and cross-examination techniques:
· Understanding sources of electronic information in order to best
questions to ask the witnesses and how to discredit the witness
present your case
· Less is more: avoiding unnecessary cross-examination and re-
· Forensic analysis of electronic information
examination
· Protecting and challenging chain of custody
· Identifying and leveraging cross-examination inconsistencies
· Building a case using electronic evidence
· Controlling the witness to elicit the appropriate response
· Authentication of electronic evidence
· Revaluating your approach
· Tools to present electronic information
Presented by James Glissan AM ESM QC, H B Higgins Chambers; author,
Presented by Dr Allison Stanfield, Principal, SG Legal Services
Advocacy in Practice, LexisNexis
Evidence Admissibility and Hearsay
The Art of Advocacy in Mediation
· Admissibility issues
· Objectives: What are you trying to achieve in the mediation?
- Identifying issues early on
· Preparation: pre-negotiation strategies, influencing perceptions of
- Developing strategies to deal with problematic evidence
strength and use of documents
- Getting your evidence in and challenges from opposing counsel
· Presenting the argument: use of agendas and silence, uncovering
assumptions and maximising interests · Hearsay evidence
· Effective bargaining: inventing options, expanding issues, trading - Available, unavailable and ‘not reasonably practicable’
concessions, breaking impasses - Objections by the receiving party and waiver
· Closing the deal: effective techniques for achieving closure - Advance rulings as to admissibility
Presented by Harold Werksman, Partner, Thomson Geer
- Notice requirements and applications
Presented by Alexander Kuklik, Barrister, Third Floor Wentworth Chambers
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
7 CPD units in Professional Skills9TH
CURRENT CONCERNS IN ANNUAL FAMILY LAW: HIDDEN ASSETS,
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE TAX AND SMSF ISSUES
FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2020 $490 FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2020 $490
9.00AM TO 1.15PM 202N05 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 202N06
While advances in the health field have brought significant Gain a newfound clarity and depth of knowledge on how to deal
patient benefits, they have also introduced new challenges. with the innumerable and complex issues that can arise when
Expand your knowledge of legal capacity issues, review the year’s identifying ownership and tracking hidden assets; dealing with
most significant cases, refresh your understanding of facilitating SMSF splitting and recognising potential tax implications on
medical claims, and dissect the specific areas of risk for health property settlements and other orders that can arise in family law
professionals. matters. This must attend advanced intensive will provide you with
a new level of insight on these complicated issues.
Chair: Kevin Connor SC, Maurice Byers Chambers
Chair: Susan Pearson, Partner, Pearson Emerson Meyer; Fellow of
Medical Negligence Case Update: A Discussion of Recent Cases the International Academy of Family Lawyers; Accredited Family Law
· Section 50 Civil Liability Act 2002 Specialist; Collaborative Lawyer; Preeminent Family & Divorce Lawyer,
· Causation in medical cases Doyle’s Guide 2018
· Wrongful birth
Identifying the Ownership Structure and Tracking Down Hidden
· Intentional torts
Assets Overseas
Presented by Richard O’Keefe, Barrister, Maurice Byers Chambers
· Identifying ownership
Medical Law and the Mentally Ill · When to join third parties/entities
· Examine extensively the duty of care owed by health professionals to · Tracking down ‘hidden’ assets
individuals suffering mental illness · Evidence required when a party is alleging ‘hidden assets’
· In what circumstances is that duty likely to be breached and causative · Remedies available in Australia and overseas
of loss or damage? Presented by Catherine Spain, Barrister, Waratah Chambers; Recommended
Presented by Clare Eves, Medical Law Practice Leader, Shine Lawyers Family Law and Parenting & Children’s Matters Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide
2019 and Elaine Clarke, Associate Solicitor, Newnhams; Accredited Specialist in
Matters of Life and Death: Inquests, Nervous Shock and Family Law
Compensation
· Coronial inquests and investigations SMSF Splitting: The Keys to Understanding and Implementing a
· Nervous shock claims Splitting Order
· Compensation to Relatives Act claims · Family Law Act requirements
Presented by Rebecca Tidswell, Special Counsel, Carroll and O’Dea; Leading · SIS Reg requirements
Medical Negligence Compensation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2018 - Should you create a new interest?
- When to rollover
THE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVErofessional Skills - Can the split be paid out?
· Taxation aspects
Professional Skills - CGT rollover relief
The Importance of Getting an Accurate History in a Medical - Transfer balance account adjustments
Negligence Claim Presented by Stephen Bourke, Director, SuperSplitting; Accredited
Strategic considerations in running a medical negligence claim and Superannuation Specialist, Self-Managed Superannuation Association; author,
establishing causation Super Splitting for Family Lawyers, Certus Law
· Normal versus disorder: Does the plaintiff qualify for a psychiatric disorder?
· Adjustment reaction versus disorder Tax Implications for Property Settlements and Orders: Recognising
· Normal versus pathological grief Alarm Bells and When to get the Specialist Involved
· How experts decide and why they disagree · Review of tax and duty rollovers
Presented by Dr Lisa Brown, Psychiatrist - Whose name can the rollovers of assets be made in?
- Consideration given for unrealised gains or losses of assets rolled
Professional Skills over
Getting a Better Joint Expert Report in Medical Negligence Claims - Timing of when rollovers should be made
· How to prepare · Division 7A and other tax issues in moving assets out of family
· The questions are the thing companies and family trusts
· Why use a facilitator? - What is Division 7A?
· Consequences of being prepared v briefing late - The tax consequences of Division 7A non-compliance and
Presented by Kerry Hogan-Ross, Principal, Kerry Hogan-Ross Mediations and compliance
Karen Stott, Principal, ADR & Mediation Services · Avoiding tax troubles when drafting property orders
- Who should get what!
- Capital gains and losses in poorly drafted orders or lack thereof
· Practical examples and case study
Presented by Peter Bobbin, Principal, Argyle Lawyers
4 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN
2 CPD units in Substantive Law 3 CPD units in Substantive Law
2 CPD units in Professional Skills
096TH
ANNUAL
PROPERTY LAW CONFERENCE
WEDNESDAY, 4 MARCH 2020 $870
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N02
Whatever property problem your clients bring your way this coming year, this comprehensive program will prepare you. Strata, conveyancing,
retail & commercial leasing, tax, easements, privacy, new legislation, new cases: Sydney’s leading experts have you covered. Gain all the
updates you need in each of these key areas and more, plus gain your core area CPD points.
SESSION 1: COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF CRITICAL SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR PROPERTY
DEVELOPMENTS LAWYERS
9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N02A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N02B $490
Chair: Patricia Monemvasitis, Partner, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers Chair: Brooke Glastonbury, Principal, Macpherson Kelley Lawyers;
Accredited Specialist in Property Law
Key Property Law Developments Over the Last 12 Months
· Strata law update: new law, new cases Professional Skills
· Leasing update: important developments Modifying or Extinguishing a Covenant or Easement
· Conveyancing update: key takeaways from the last year · Navigating section 89 of the Conveyancing Act 1919
Presented by Gregory Sirtes SC, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers · Modifying or extinguishing covenants, easements, restrictions or
obligations
Options to Purchase Land: Recent Cases & Best Practices · Practice and procedure: applications, notice and orders
· Nature of options: remedies for default · Examples, cases and the practical takeaways
· Formalities: put options and uncertainty Presented by Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
· Nomination: deemed assignment and stamp duty
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
· Exercising an option: How hard can it be?
Ethical Dilemmas in Property Law
Presented by Christopher Conolly, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; Accredited
Specialist in Property Law; author, Land Acquisitions 7th Edition, LexisNexis; Best Join an experienced barrister and delve into the ethical pitfalls and risks
Lawyers 2019, Retirement Villages that can trip up you, your practice and your clients. Explore real world
examples, examine the key facts in each, and develop strategies to
Rescinding Under a Sunset Date Clause: Recent Cases Following the avoid getting caught in ethical traps.
Introduction of s66ZL Presented by Chris Stomo, Barrister, Windeyer Chambers
· Insights from the practitioner who had carriage of the contracts
Practice Management & Business Skills
involving the developer/vendor responsible for the introduction of the
new sunset laws New Accounting Standard AASB 16 and the Impact on Lease
Contract Negotiations
· Guidance on the sunset law and recent amendments, including the
criteria to be met when making an application to rescind after the In a significant change for property lessees, the new accounting
sunset date standard requires that they recognise their lease on their balance sheet.
· Analysis of recent cases in this area Understand the key elements of the new standard and how this may
· Practical takeaways from the cases impact into lease negotiations.
Presented by Greg Bell, Client Director, Audit, Bentleys NSW
Presented by Deborah Kent, Special Counsel, Brown Wright Stein Lawyers;
Accredited Specialist in Property Law Practice Management & Business Skills
Privacy Risks for Property Practitioners
Defects, Cladding and the Impact on Property Practitioners
· Understanding your privacy obligations and responsibilities
· Cladding update and analysis of the legal framework · Identifying privacy risks in your matters: the often overlooked risks and
· Due diligence: relevance in acquisitions and disposals red flags
· Case studies and Q&A with a fire protection expert · How to resolve and prevent privacy risks in your practice
Presented by Leisha de Aboitiz, Partner, Massons; Recommended Property & · What you can and can’t do with client information and data? Examples
Real Estate Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 and Craig Poulter, Senior Fire Consultant and practical tips
– Cladding Team Leader, Omnii Presented by Kobby Agyei, Privacy Specialist, Salinger Privacy
Hot Property Tax Issues you Must Know
Catch up on the critical changes in property tax over the past year
that can have a direct and significant impact on your clients and your
practice.
· Current GST and stamp duty issues for property transactions
· New land tax issues and the implications
· Other important and recent cases, changes and trends
Presented by Cameron Steele, Partner, Dentons Excellent; interesting, relevant,
Property Market Snapshot: The Insights You Need to Know very well prepared materials
· Insights into current market conditions for the Sydney property market
· The latest economic indicators and trends
· Analysis of the current market, possible trends to come, and the
potential impact for lawyers and property professionals
Presented by Ben Martin-Henry, Associate Director, Head of Capital Markets,
Office & BTR, CBRE
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
4 CPD units in Substantive Law 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills13TH
ANNUAL
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL CONFERENCE
WEDNESDAY, 4 MARCH 2020 $870
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N03
Sweeping in scope & formidable in depth, this conference will equip you with the insights you’ll be expected to have as your organisation’s
legal counsel. Catch up on game changing workplace law changes, receive regulatory updates you cannot ignore and gain crucial contract
and litigation tactics that will prove vital to your practice, all while gaining your core CPD area points.
SESSION 1: THE KEY LEGAL ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR IN-HOUSE
COUNSEL IN 2020 COUNSEL
9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N03A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N03B $490
Chair: Blanka Moss, General Counsel, Schindler Lifts Australia Chair: Jane Webster, General Counsel and Company Secretary,
Moorebank Intermodal Company
Emerging Employment Law Issues for In-House Counsel
· The new whistleblowing policy in practice Professional Skills
· New corporate reporting obligations and supply chain transparency Legal Professional Privilege: Challenges and Strategies for In-House
under the Modern Slavery Act Counsel
· Defining a work day: a landmark decision in Mondelez v AMWU · The legal notion of privilege and the elements for communications to
Presented by David Cross, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright; Best Lawyers 2019, attract privilege
Labor and Employment Law · The difficulties and complexities in identifying these elements for in-
house lawyers
Work Health and Safety Review: Critical New Reforms · Challenges in respect of privilege for in-house lawyers
· Industrial manslaughter reforms: in-house counsel beware - Close relationships with the executive and management
- Innocence compliance responses to proposed and current industrial - Separating what is a commercial or a privileged communication
manslaughter laws · Strategies to attract privilege to communications for in-house lawyers
· Mental health risk management in the workplace: potential new - Careful structuring of employment arrangements
procedures and responses to predicted new guidance material or - Reporting lines and establishing systems and protocols
regulations in 2020 - Identifying the capacity in which any particular communication is
Presented by Katherine Morris, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright; Best Lawyers made
2019, Occupational Health & Safety Law
Presented by Luke Buchanan, Solicitor Director, Buchanan Rees Dispute
Lawyers; Best Lawyers 2020, Litigation & Class Action Litigation
Competition and Consumer Law Update
· The implications of the ACCC’s updated immunity policy and Ethics & Professional Responsibility
whistleblowing tool Countering Unconscious Bias, Discrimination and Misconduct
· What the repeal of the IP exemption really means for IP arrangements
· Meeting your obligations as in-house counsel to deal with unconscious
· ACCC hot spots: misleading representations, unfair contracts bias
· Proposals for new prohibitions against unfair trading/unsafe goods - Identifying unconscious bias and its impact
· Cartels: the rise of action against companies and executives - Improving processes and decision making to address unconscious
Presented by Michael Corrigan, Partner; Best Lawyers 2019, Competition Law, bias
Litigation & Bet-the-Company Litigation; Leading Competition Lawyer, Doyle’s · Your duties as in-house counsel when facing alleged discrimination
Guide 2019 and Stephanie Panayi, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz and misconduct
- Navigating the dual role of acting as an investigator and as a legal
The Rise in Penalties in Regulatory Proceedings: Lessons for In-House
adviser
Counsel
- Legal professional privilege considerations
· The rise in penalties as a tool for deterrence by regulators
- Dealing with hot button discrimination issues and other misconduct
· The new maximum penalty regime for ASIC and ACCC
Presented by Alice DeBoos, Practice Area Leader - Labor, Employment &
· Recent cases on penalties Workplace Safety, K&L Gates; Best Lawyers 2020, Labour and Employment Law
· Navigating AFCA (previously FOSS) complaints & Occupational Health & Safety Law; Preeminent Employment Lawyer (Employer
· Dealing with greater litigation, prosecution and scrutiny post Hayne Representation), Doyle’s Guide 2019
Royal Commission
- Increased enforcement efforts & litigation by ASIC & other regulators Practice Management & Business Skills
- How to effectively deal with regulators A Guide to Litigation for In-House Counsel: Getting there Efficiently
Presented by Robert McGregor, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; Best Lawyers 2019, · A guide to legal project management for litigation
Litigation · Implementing responsive and cost-effective solutions
· Using technology in litigation to reduce costs
Contractual Risk: Practical Checklists, Tips & Example Clauses
· Practical insights for effectively navigating investigations and disputes
· Assessing, managing, allocating & mitigating contractual risks · Dealing with the drain on internal resources and management of costs
· Drafting and negotiating warranties and indemnities Presented by Susan Bennett, Principal, Sibenco Legal & Advisory
· Drafting caps, limitations of liability, exclusion clauses and other risk
provisions
· Interaction with insurance
· Checklists, tips and example clauses
Presented by by Jonathan Stafford, Partner, DLA Piper
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
4 CPD units in Substantive Law 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
1110TH
ANNUAL
CONSTRUCTION LAW SYMPOSIUM
THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2020 $870
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N04
Your practice needs to keep up with rapid change in the construction industry. Come along to hear a carefully selected panel of speakers
explore the latest developments, trends and changes in the building industry. Explore the latest cases and hear in depth presentations on
major new developments in quantum meruit, security of payment and more.
SESSION 1: CONSTRUCTION: CASES, CONFLICT AND SESSION 2: REMEDIES, CLAIMS & QUANTUM MERUIT
SECURITY OF PAYMENT
9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N04A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N04B $490
Chair: Michelle Painter SC, Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers Chair: Michael Rudge SC, Nigel Bowen Chambers
Latest Cases and Trends and the Impact on Your Practice Injunctive Remedies, Extensions of Time and Proportionate Liability
Start 2020 by being across the major cases and the very latest Issues in Litigation of Building Disputes
developments in building and construction law. · Specific performance and injunction
Presented by Melissa Fisher, Barrister, 9 Wentworth Chambers · Time related claims and extension of time
· Proportionate liability
Negligence in the Construction Industry: The Major Legal Issues · Election, estoppel, waiver and limitation of time
· Overview of the law of negligence on building and construction sites Presented by David Robertson, Barrister, Nigel Bowen Chambers
· Non-delegable duties of care of an employer
· Duties of care of a sub contractor Statutory Warranty Claims and Home Warranty Insurance Claims
· Practical case law examples of how the law of negligence is applied to · Liability of developers and builders for design errors
builders · Defences to statutory warranty breaches under s18F of the Home
Presented by Matthew Gerathy, Partner, Makinson d’Apice Lawyers
Building Act 1989
Recent Developments in Security of Payment · s18E of the Home Building Act 1989 and the definition of major
defects
· Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment
· Time limitations for builders warranty insurance claims
Act 2018
· Policy triggers for builders warranty insurance claims
· Recent important developments through and observations in eastern
Presented by Daren Curry, Partner, Mills Oakley
Australian Supreme and Court of Appeal decisions
Presented by Robert Riddell, Partner, Piper Alderman
Major Developments in Quantum Meruit
A Troika of Major Issues: Damages, Appeals & Jurisdictional Error · Analysis of Mann v Patterson Constructions covering issues including:
· Proving damages in building and construction matters post Pisano v - The contract and the restitutionary remedy
Williams where the cause of action is pursuant to the ACL - The method of determining the amount due (cost vs value)
- What is the test? Presented by Frank Hicks SC, Greenway Chambers; Leading Construction and
- What lay and expert evidence do I need? Infrastructure Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019
· NCAT jurisdiction in building matters with 2 pathways to appeal:
internal, to the NCAT Panel and external to the court
- Analyse and compare the respective threshold tests for appellability
and the pros and cons of each ‘pathway’, including as to aspects on
which leave to appeal is required, and also costs
· Security of Payment: analysis of recent cases to discern patterns in
Supreme Court decisions post Kirk, Chase Oyster Bar and Shade
Systems v Probuild
- How is one to demonstrate ‘jurisdictional error’?
- Is Brodyn dead?
- Has the gateway to review narrowed or widened?
Presented by Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Brilliant, relevant topics,
and great speakers
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
7 CPD units in Substantive Law9TH
ANNUAL
WORKPLACE LAW SYMPOSIUM 2020
FRIDAY, 6 MARCH 2020 $870
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N07
With many rapidly developing changes and ever increasing challenges for employment lawyers and HR personnel, it’s critical to keep yourself
on top of these changes. Gain essential knowledge from our panel of experts as they delve into the most topical workplace issues today,
including general protections, insights on unfair dismissal claims, the #MeToo impact, managing long term ill employees and more!
SESSION 1: WORKPLACE DISPUTES AND REMEDIAL SESSION 2: MENTAL HEALTH, LONG TERM ILLNESS AND
ACTIONS UNDERPAYMENTS
9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N07A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N07B $490
Chair: John West QC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers; Leading Chair: Larissa Andelman, Barrister, 153 Phillip Barristers
Employment Law Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019
Professional Skills
Unfair Dismissal: Conciliation at the Fair Work Commission Human Risk: Mental Health and Wellbeing
80% of unfair dismissal matters in the FWC are settling at conciliation. Gain an understanding of human risk in the workplace and mental
· Lessons from the latest case law health in the legal environment.
· How should I respond to an F2 application? · Psychological versus physical danger
· How should I prepare for a conciliation before the FWC? · The role of the mind in creating stress
· The conciliation process · Biological basis of stress and its impact on the immune system
· When and how to settle a claim · Tips and tools for stress-proofing and optimising performance
Presented by Nick Chadwick, Principal Lawyer, Chadwick Workplace Law Presented by Rachel King, Founding Director, Human Risk
General Protections under the Fair Work Act Effectively Managing Long Term Ill and Injured Employees
· The duality of intra-employment and ‘dismissal’ dispute under section · Medical evidence
370 of the Fair Work Act · Carefully manage communication: working closely with risk, return to
· F8A and the employer’s reasons; the certificate work and HR specialists – the ‘working party’ for each claim
· Lessons from Hill v Compass Ten; a dismissal case without a certificate · Prognosis for return to full pre-injuries duties
being a nullity · Managing performance in the age of bullying and adverse action
· Elements amongst several types of claims in part 3-1 claims
· Workplace right, industrial activity, protected attribute or other basis · Who is the decision maker and what is the evidence relied upon?
· Adverse action as only form of ‘detriment’ available in many cases · Liability issues
· Contents of sections 360 and 361 of the Fair Work Act · Implications of Lee v Superior Wood [2019] FWCFB 2946 on
Presented by Tim Donaghey, Barrister, Latham Chambers independent medical examination directions and privacy
Presented by Brad Swebeck, Partner, HWL Ebsworth
How Businesses are Managing the Challenges of #MeToo
· The #MeToo movement and social, cultural and legal impact Recovery of Widespread Underpayments
· The AHRC National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian · Increasing use of class actions for recovery of underpayments
Workplaces · Use of the separate question process under r.30 of the Federal Court
· Reform proposals for sexual harassment litigation Rules
· The anti-bullying jurisdiction for sexual harassment matters · Use of test case proceedings
· Sexual harassment policies and importance of investigations · The power of the Fair Work Commission to resolve disputes arising
· Employer Action Plans: a sexual harassment crisis scenario under Awards and Agreements
Presented by Michael Byrnes, Partner, Swaab · Consideration of penalties where there are patterns of underpayment
Presented by David Taylor, Principal, Segelov Taylor Lawyers
Leave Applications under the Australian Human Rights Commission
Act 1986 (Cth)
· Factors the Commission considers when terminating a complaint
· Background to the introduction and discussion of the requirement to
seek leave of the court to make an application in the Federal Circuit
Court or the Federal Court under s 46PO(3A)(a) of the AHRC Act
· Factors that the court considers relevant to the grant of leave
· Recent cases on the exercise of the court’s discretion to grant leave
Presented by Bronwyn Byrnes, Barrister, St James Hall
Very positive, interesting
Workplace Investigations: Preventing Investigators Becoming Victims
With employees’ claims escalating rapidly, there is an increasing need to subject matter not often
be across investigations. addressed in other seminars
· How to quickly analyse complaints
· Appropriate alternatives to a formal investigation
· How to conduct investigations effectively
· Advantages of getting it right
Presented by Tim Capelin, Partner, Piper Alderman
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
6 CPD units in Substantive Law
1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
1313TH
ANNUAL
PERSONAL INJURY CONFERENCE 2020
FRIDAY, 6 MARCH 2020 $870
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N08
You need to stay ahead in the ever changing world of personal injury law and we have the program to give you an edge. This conference delivers
on the significant and topical issues that you need to stay informed and up to date. Analysis of key issues and the practical takeaways will keep
you and your practice informed and successful. When your client demands the answers, you will have them immediately at your fingertips.
SESSION 1: PERSONAL INJURY ROUNDUP SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR PERSONAL
INJURY LAWYERS
9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N08A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N08B $490
Chair: Nick Hogan, Barrister, Elizabeth Street Chambers Chair: Mark Robinson SC, Barrister, Maurice Byers Chambers
Workers Compensation Legislation and Psychological Injury Update Practice Management and Business Skills
Catch up on the latest workers compensation cases that are critical The Online Court System in the District Court of NSW: An Expert
to your practice, an analysis of where we’re at with the latest Guide for Personal Injury Lawyers
workers compensation legislative updates, the current landscape for · Regulatory framework
practitioner’s psychological injury, and how it will all shape your practice · Online Court procedure
in the year ahead. · The experience so far
Presented by Eraine Grotte, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers · Hints and tips
Presented by Mark Maconachie, Barrister, Ground Floor Wentworth
Common Law Liability: Recent Cases & Developments Chambers
· Recent Court of Appeal cases
· Recent High Court cases Professional Skills
Presented by Dr Tim Channon, Special Counsel, Wotton & Kearney Financial Advice and Funds Management for Personal Injury Lawyers
· Legal obligation to recommend financial advice: To whom, how and
Professional Skills why?
Medico-Legal Reports: A Barrister’s and a Doctor’s Perspective · The NSW Trustee & Guardian: When, why and how much?
Practical tips for those lawyers representing parties in personal injury · Private trustee company or family member: all you need to know
claims, from both a legal and medical perspective · Understanding the options and the market post the Royal Commission
· What should I ask the medical expert? Presented by Jane Campbell, Principal, Aeran Pty Ltd
· What information should I give to the medical expert?
· What you should expect from a medico-legal report Ethics &Professional Responsibility
· How to best utilise information from a medico-legal report Ethical Considerations for Personal Injury Lawyers
Presented by Maria Gerace, Barrister, Maurice Byers Chambers and · Areas of ongoing concern for personal injury lawyers
Dr Richard Sekel, Occupational Medical Practitioner, Immex · Practical guidance on how to reduce the risk of complaint
· The top ethical issues for personal injury lawyers
Professional Skills
· Typical case scenarios
Trauma-Informed Practice and Vicarious Trauma for Lawyers
Presented by Matthew Eirth, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers
· Understanding your client’s trauma
· Ways to minimise additional trauma on your clients
· Strategies to identify and manage your own risk of vicarious trauma
Presented by Dr Cathy Kezelman AM, President, Blue Knot Foundation
Quantifying the Personal Injury Claim
· How to determine economic loss for the self-employed
· How to determine career prospects and justify fringe benefits
· Preparing your clients for their claims
· What information is required?
Presented by Fiona Bateman, Dolman Bateman, Forensic Accountants IN-HOUSE TRAINING
Train your entire staff at once with
a tailor made in-house training
program to meet your needs.
Phone (02) 9387 8133
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
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