2015
Past papers are available for purchase from Australian Lawyers Alliance events. Individual papers may be purchased, or alternatively, the full set from the event.
A full listing of the papers available can be accessed for all of our events below. Past papers are available for:
Workers Compensation and CTP Costs Intensive Seminar October 2015
National Paper Sales Order Form from 2015 V.2 (All Conferences)
QLD State Conference 2015
13 - 14 February 2015
You can order any of the past papers from the Queensland State Conference, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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Economic Loss – Proving The Case for A Young Plaintiff With A Bright Future – Evidence, Admissibility and Opinion |
Justin Harper, Darrow Chambers |
Catastrophic Injury, NDIS and NSW Lifetime Care – Managing A Claim in The New Climate |
Gerard Mullins |
Motor Vehicles – Recent Cases |
Michael Garbett, Partner |
Public Liability Case Review | Travis Schultz, Managing Partner Schultz Toomey O'Brien Lawyers |
Motorbikes, Bicycles & Pedestrians | Jeremy Wiltshire, QLD Bar |
Expert Reconstruction Evidence – Putting The Pieces Back Together | Scott Boyd, Engineering Consultant, InterSafe |
Dependency Claims: Personal Consumption Percentages - Current Tables for 2015 | Michael J Lee, Director of Forensic Accounting Vincents Chartered Accountants |
Why A TPD Claim Is Not A Breach of Contract Claim | Anthony Messina Inns of Court |
The Current Landscape of The Comcare Scheme | Phil Nolan, Senior Associate Maurice Blackburn |
Employers’ Non-Delegable Duty – Are There Cracks Appearing? | Richard Douglas QC |
MAT Decisions | Michal Horvath QLD Bar |
Care – Essential Evidence To Prove Your Claim and The Consequences of Getting It Wrong |
Jodie Willey, Partner Shine Lawyers |
Issues With Claims Post 13 October 2013 & Review of The Decision of Byrne |
Scott Keft, Partner MacDonnells Law |
Professional Skills - Vicarious Trauma - Looking After Yourself While You’re Looking After Others | Kate Dobbrick, Workplace Wellbeing Consultant Maurice Blackburn |
NSW State Conference 2015
27-28 March 2015
You can order any of the past papers from the NSW State Conference, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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Keynote Address – Do Lawyers Have Rights? |
Her Honour Judge Margaret Sidis, District Court of NSW (Ret) |
Assessing The Spectrum of Traumatic Brain Injury - A Comparison of AMA 4 and AMA 5 |
Assoc. Prof. Michael Fearnside AM, Neurosurgeon |
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Assoc. Prof. Jonathan Phillips AM, Psychiatrist |
Judicial Review of MAS & CARS Decision: The Latest Cases | Mark Robinson SC, Maurice Byers Chambers Jnana Gumbert, Sir Own Dixon Chambers |
Annual Case Review | Dr Andrew Morrison RFD SC, Wardell Chambers |
Lifetime Care Schemes - The LTCS and The NIIS | Andrew Stone, Sir James Martin Chambers |
Curiouser and Curiouser – McKenna in The High Court | David Hirsch, Selborne Chambers |
Dependency Claims: Personal Consumption Percentages - Current Tables for 2015 | Michael Lee, Director, Forensic Accounting, Vincents Chartered Accountants |
VIC State Conference 2015
15-16 May 2015
You can order any of the past papers from the VIC State Conference, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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TAC - Significant Cases, An Update of the JME Process and Overview of the Re-drafted Protocols |
Geraldine Collins, Principal, Maurice Blackburn |
Accidents on Stairs: Identifying Liability |
Ted Dohrmann, Engineer, Dohrmann Consulting |
Dependency Claims: Personal Consumption Percentages - Current Tables for 2015 |
Michael Lee, Director, Forensic Accounting, Vincents Chartered Accountants |
WorkCover | Shaun Marcus, Partner, Ryan Carlisle Thomas Craig Sidebottom, VIC Bar |
Human Rights of Indonesians in The Australian Justice System
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Greg Phelps, Senior Associate, Ward Keller |
Annual Case Review | Marcus Fogarty, Counsel, Lennon’s List |
SA Breakfast Seminar
20 May 2015
You can order the paper from the SA Breakfast Seminar, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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Return To Work Act 2014 – What Do You Tell Your Clients, What To Do, What To Look For… |
Paul Black, Barrister, Carrington Chambers |
Brisbane LAS Breakfast Seminar
19 June 2015
You can order the paper from the Brisbane LAS, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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Limitation Periods in Queensland |
Chris Newton, Barrister, Carbolic Chambers |
Medical Law Conference 2015
31 July 2015
You can order the papers from the Medical Law Conference, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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What A Medical Negligence Lawyer Needs To Know Now About The NDIS and NIIS |
Jane Campbell, Principal, Aeran |
Adventures in Duty of Care McKenna in The High Court |
David Hirsch, Selborne Chambers |
Annual Case Review |
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Brisbane WorkCover Intensive Seminar
18 August 2015
You can order the paper from the Brisbane WorkCover Intensive, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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Five Mesmerising mazes to navigate |
Kevin Holyoak, Callinan Chambers |
WorkCover 2015: A postive move for workers |
Laura Neil, Endeavour Chambers |
Managing claims across the boundaries |
Gerard Mullins, Darrow Chambers |
ACT Branch Conference 2015
28 August 2015
You can order the papers from the ACT Branch Conference, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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Ethics and Experiences From Lawyers Making Claims on Their Professional Indemnity Policies From Their Insurer’s View |
Emma Reilly, Partner, Moray & Agnew |
Does My Client Have Capacity? Legal v Financial Capacity |
Nikki Whiting, Special Counsel and Anna Capsanis, Medical Negligence Lawyer Maurice Blackburn |
Dependency Claims: Personal Consumption Percentages – Current Tables for 2015 |
Michael Lee, Director Forensic Accounting and Julia Bossert, Senior Associate |
Family Law for Compensation Lawyers – What You Need To Know |
Phil Davey, Partner, DDCS Lawyers |
WA State Conference 2015
11 September 2015
You can order the papers from the WA State Conference, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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Judicial Bias
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Tom Percy QC, Albert Wolff Chambers |
Civil Appeals To The Western Australia Supreme Court of Appeal |
Bettina Mangan, Francis Burt Chambers |
Recent Important Personal Injury Cases |
Graham Droppert, Albert Wolff Chambers |
Workers Compensation and CTP Costs Intensive Seminar
October 2015
You can order the papers for the Workers Compensation and CTP Costs Intensive seminar , by downloading this order form.
National Conference 2015
22-24 October 2015
You can order the papers for the National Conference by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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Keynote Address – Do Lawyers Have Rights? |
Her Honour Judge Margaret Sidis, District Court of NSW (Ret) |
The NDIS, NIIS and No-Fault Injury Insurance in Australia | Tom Ballantyne, Senior Associate, Maurice Blackburn (VIC) |
Justice for All – Or Access for Some? | The Hon Justice Stephen Estcourt QC, Supreme Court of Tasmania |
Action for Damages in The Federal Court in Respect of Sexual Discrimination, Harassment and Racial Discrimination | Des Kennedy SC, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers (NSW) |
Medical Dispute Resolution – Where Are We Headed? |
Dr Peter Sharman, Hobart Occupational Medicine (TAS) |
Enduring Power of Attorney – What Are You Really Signing Up For? | Catherine Cheek, Special Counsel, Clewett Lawyers (QLD) |
Accidents on Stairs: Identifying Liability | Ted Dohrmann, Engineer, Dohrmann Consulting (VIC) |
Functional Outcomes Post Failed Bariatric Surgery | Michelle French, Director & Principal Occupation (VIC) Amanda Cullen (VIC) |
The Subjectively Objective Obvious Risk and How Dangerous Is That Recreational Activity? | Travis Schultz, Partner, Schultz Toomey O’Brien (QLD) |
Measuring Whiplash Injuries – Better Evidence = Better Outcomes |
Tony McNamee, Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Sports & Rehab Clinic (QLD) |
The Form and Content of An Effective Mediation | Chris Barry QC, Selborne Chambers (NSW) |
Annual Case Review | Dr Andrew Morrison RFD SC, Wardell Chambers (NSW |
SA State Conference 2015
13 November 2015
You can order the papers for the SA State Conference by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
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Keynote Address – How The Court System Is Changing |
The Hon Chief Justice Chris Kourakis, SA Supreme Court |
2014 & 2015 Costs Changes: Ethical Considerations of Disclosing To “Unsophisticated” Clients | Graeme Arnold, Cost Specialist in SA & VIC |
Interactive Case Law Discussion |
David Blyth, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers |
2015 Conferences
You can order any of the past papers from all 2015 conferences by downloading this order form.