2016
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:
QLD State Conference 2016
12-13 February 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the Queensland State Conference, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Update on NDIS and NIIS |
Rod Hodgson, Principal, Maurice Blackburn |
“But I Would Have Gone To Work in The Mines” - A Review of Economic Loss Awards |
John Kimmins, Inns of Court |
Public Liability Case Review |
Travis Schultz, Managing Partner, Schultz Toomey O’Brien |
| Unidentified and Unregistered Vehicles - Trips and Traps for The Unwary | Andrew Harris, Inns of Court Gold Coast Clare Eves, Associate, Shine Lawyers |
| Shopping Centre Slip & Fall Cases - What You Need To Know! | Colin Patino, Principal, Patinos Personal Lawyers |
| Handling Disability Insurance Claims - Traps & Tips for Lawyers | Kevin Holyoak, Callinan Chambers |
| “He Should Have Recovered Within 6-8 Weeks” - An Analysis of Soft Tissue Injuries | Dr Gerard Kilian, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Red Health Independent Medical Assessments |
| Liability for 3rd Party Assaults | Jeremy Wiltshire, Inns of Court |
| Similar But Different: Disclosure Under The Three Pre-proceedings Regimes | Brady Cockburn, Partner, Cooper Grace Ward |
| The In-betweeners | Wayne Elliott, A B Paterson Chambers |
| Walking The Tightrope - A Practical Guide To Sanctions | Jamie Shine, Partner, Shine Lawyers |
Quantifying Dependency Claims |
Michael Lee, Forensic Accountant, Vincents Chartered Accountants |
| Recent QIRC Decisions | Michal Horvath, Level 12 Barristers Chambers |
| How To Get The Most Out of Your Counsel - A Practical Guide To Briefing |
Laura Neil, Endeavour Chambers |
Application School
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Gerard Mullins, Darrow Chambers Sarah Vallance, Associate, Maurice Blackburn |
ACT Medicine for Lawyers Intensive Seminar
26 February 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the ACT Medicine for Lawyers Intensive Seminar, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Understanding, Diagnosing and Measuring Pain Conditions |
Prof. David Champion, Consultant Physician, ANZCA |
| An Interchange of Views Panel Discussion | Prof. David Chamption, Consultant Physician, ANZCA Dr. Tim Anderson, Occupational Physician, University of Sydney |
| Common Dental Injuries and Errors in Dentistry | Dr. Andrew Howe, Dental Surgeon, Royal Australasian college of dental surgery |
| Knees - What Can Go Wrong? How the Problems are Fixed | Dr Christopher Roberts, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedics ACT |
| Understanding Nerve Damage: Neurological Issues in Personal Injury Claims | Dr. Ronald Brooder, Neurologist, Albury Wodonga Neurology |
NSW State Conference 2016
11 March 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the NSW State Conference, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions |
His Honour Justice Stephen Rothman AM, NSW Supreme Court |
Family Provisions Claims |
Michelle Painter SC, Nine Selborne Chambers |
Maximising Your Prospects at MAS (CTP) |
Margaret Holz, Jack Shand Chambers |
| Reviews from Work Capacity Decisions - Experience From The Merit Review Service | Cameron Player, Director Assessment Services, SIRA |
| Dangerous Recreational Activity | Travis Schultz, Partner, Schultz Toomey O'Brien (QLD) |
| A Decade of Lessons In Personal Injuries Litigation | Bernard Gross QC, Second Floor Selborne Chambers |
| Annual Case Review | Andrew Morrison RFD SC, Wardell Chambers |
VIC State Conference 2016
13-14 May 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the VIC State Conference, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Self Driven – Automated Vehicles & The Future of Transport Accident Law |
Katie Minogue, Associate, Maurice Blackburn |
Quantum – Recent Developments |
Fiona Crock, Lennon’s List |
WorkCover |
Lachlan Allan, VIC Bar |
| Common Law Trials and Tribulations | His Honour Judge Robert Dyer, County Court of Victoria |
| Institutional Sexual Abuse | David Seeman, Lennon’s List |
| Annual Case Review | Maria Pilipasidis, Counsel, Lennon’s List John Valiotis, Counsel, Lennon’s List Tim Tobin SC, Lennon’s List |
QLD OPT Claims & Limitations Period Workshop
8 June 2016
You can order the paper from the QLD OPT Claims & Limitations Period Workshop, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Personal Injury Limitations Periods in Queensland |
Christ Newton, Barrister, Carbolic Chambers |
QLD NIIS Legislation: A New Beginning Seminar
12 July 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the QLD NIIS Legislation Seminar, by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
NIIS: No Fault MVA Comes to Queensland: Overview of the Act |
Rod Hodgson, Maurice Blackburn |
Who Gets What and When? Participants' Rights and Entitlements |
Michelle James, Maurice Blackburn |
| Retention of Common Law Rights: Opt-Out Provisions | Rod Hodgson, Maurice Blackburn Gerard Mullins, Darrow Chambers |
| Policy and Practice: A Regulator's Perspective | Neil Singleton, MAIC Janene Hillhouse, Queensland Treasury |
| Taking on the System: Appeals and Reviews Under the Act | Kevin Holyoak, Callinan Chambers |
Medical Law Conference
29 July 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the Medical Law Conference by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Lifting The Drapes |
David Hirsch, Second Floor Selborne Chambers |
Hospital Acquired Infections - Understanding Their Sources & How They Spread |
Dr Bernard Hudson, Senior Lecturer Medicine, University of Sydney |
| Hospital Deaths and Coroners: A Probe in The System | His Honour Coroner Hugh Dillon, Coroner’s Court of NSW |
| Treatment of Acute Limb Ischaemia | Assoc. Professor David Hardman, Vascular Surgeon, Lidia Perin Medical Centre (ACT) |
| Medical Claims: Sketching The Next Few Years | Bill Madden, National Group Practice Leader, Medical Negligence, Slater & Gordon Julia Lonergan SC, Maurice Byers Chambers |
SA Total Permanent Disability Claims Seminar
10 August 2016
You can order the past paper from the SA TPD Claims Seminar by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Total Permanent Disability Claims |
David Blyth, Barrister, Anthony Mason Chambers |
VIC Inside the Spine Seminar
11 August 2016
You can order the past paper from the Inside the Spine seminar by downloading this order form here.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Inside the Spine |
Dr. Thomas Kossmann, Lexmedicus |
QLD Understanding Spinal Anatomy Seminar
22 August 2016
You Can order any of the past papers from the QLD Understanding Spinal Anatomy by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Understanding Spinal Anatomy |
Dr. Thomas Kossmann, Lexmedicus |
ACT Branch Conference
26 August 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the ACT Branch Conference by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Keynote Address – The ACT Supreme Court – Where To Now? |
Her Honour Judge Margaret Sidis, District Court of NSW (Ret) |
Shifting Sands – Medical Regulation in Australia |
Ruth Townsend, ANU College of Law |
| Advances in The Diagnosis and Understanding of Musculoskeletal Injury | James Miller, Physiotherapist, Capital Clinic Physiotherapy |
| Pitfalls and Slipups – A Practical Guide To Trip and Fall Cases in The ACT | Steve Whybrow, Blackburn Chambers |
| Tips for Lawyers in Managing Client Expectations Before An Assessment | Dr Monica Skjerve, Clinical Psychologist, Canberra Clinical & Forensic Psychology |
Assessing Economic Loss for Business Owners |
Ian Davy, Forensic Accountant, Evidex |
Estate Litigation - How Free Is The Freedom of Testamentary Disposition? |
Wayne Sharwood, Blackburn Chambers |
| Disclosure/Privilege - The State of Play Since Jefferson-Taite & Anor v Lewis | Dan Crowe, Blackburn Chambers |
| Annual Case Review | Greg Stretton SC, Blackburn Chambers Andrew Muller, Blackburn Chambers |
National Conference
20-22 October 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the National Conference by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Litigating an Insurer’s Rejection of a TPD Claim |
His Honour Judge John McGill SC, District Court of QLD |
Contribution Issues in Personal Injuries Cases (Workplace) |
Emma Reilly, Partner, Moray & Agnew (ACT) |
| Financial Advice for Plaintiffs | Jane Campbell, Principal, Aeran (NSW) |
| When Is the Tort Complete? – Alcan Gove v Zorko Zabic | Roger Singh, Partner, Shine Lawyers (QLD) |
| Statutory Modification of the Common Law Principles Relating To Contributory Negligence | Chris Barry QC, Selborne Chambers (NSW) |
Life Insurance in the Spotlight |
Josh Mennen, Principal, Maurice Blackburn (VIC) |
Family Violence: What Have We Learned and Where To from Here? |
Paula Shelton, Senior Solicitor, Shine Lawyers (VIC) |
| Representing Australian Citizens Charged With Criminal Offences Overseas | John Sneddon, Partner, Shand Taylor (QLD) |
| Life Expectancy – Recasting the Mould | Gerard Mullins, Darrow Chambers (QLD) Susie Griffiths, Solicitor, Maurice Blackburn (QLD) |
Accessible Communication: What Digital Publishing Really Means for Australia's Lawyers |
Leticia Mooney, Director, Brutal Pixie (SA) |
Police Accountability in Australia |
Jeremy King, Principal, Robinson Gill Lawyers (VIC) Nick Boag, Lawyer, Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre (VIC) |
Future Economic Loss – Discounts, Double Discounts and the Death of Restitutio in Integrum |
Travis Schultz, Practice Group Leader, Schultz Toomey O’Brien (QLD) |
Annual Case Review |
Gerard Mullins, Darrow Chambers (QLD) Jnana Gumbert, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers (NSW) |
Australia’s Legal Response To the Threat of Terrorism |
Nicholas Cowdery AM QC (NSW) |
| Assessing A Product Failure: Is There Liability? | Ted Dohrmann, Engineer Ergonomist, Dohrmann Consulting (VIC) |
| The Commonwealth's Duty of Care To Asylum Seekers in Immigration Detention | Josh Dale, Associate, Carroll & O’Dea (NSW) |
SA State Conference
11 November 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the SA State Conference by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Lifetime Support & National Disability Insurance Scheme – What You Need To Know |
Maria Demosthenous, Anthony Mason Chambers |
Building Resilience in Legal Practice - “Tarzan… Grabbing for the Oxygen Mask” |
Commentary on Resilience from Len Kling, Clinical Psychologist, Room for Positive Change |
| Case Law - Eight Most Important Common Law Cases of 2015/2016 | David Blyth, Anthony Mason Chambers |
VIC NDIS Seminar
17 November 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the VIC NDIS Seminar by downloading this order form here.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
VIC NDIS - Challenge, Risks & Opportunities for the Legal Profession and our clients |
Brett Jenkins, National Insurance Disability Agency |
QLD Annual Case Review 2016
18 November 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the QLD Annual Case Review by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
QLD Annual Case Review |
Richard Douglas QC, Callinan Chambers Gerard Mullins, Darrow Chambers |
NSW CTP Update Seminar
24 November 2016
You can order any of the past papers from the NSW CTP Update Seminar by downloading this order form.
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|
Costs Disclosure |
Tina Bidese, SIRA |
Fraud |
Jon Vallance, SIRA Lannen Stapleton, SIRA |
2016 Conferences
You can order any of the past papers from 2016 Conferences by downloading this order form.
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