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:

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

Economic Loss – Proving The Case for A Young Plaintiff With A Bright Future – Evidence, Admissibility and Opinion
Please note this paper is no longer available

Justin Harper, Darrow Chambers
Michelle James, Principal, Maurice Blackburn

Catastrophic Injury, NDIS and NSW Lifetime Care – Managing A Claim in The New Climate

Gerard Mullins
Darrow Chambers

Motor Vehicles – Recent Cases

Michael Garbett, Partner
Moray & Agnew Lawyers

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
Callinan Chambers

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

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


Sexual Abuse: A Horror Story Unfolding

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

TAC - Significant Cases, An Update of the JME Process and Overview of the Re-drafted Protocols

Geraldine Collins, Principal, Maurice Blackburn
Jeremy King, Lawyer, Robinson Gill Lawyers
Andrew Ford, Senior Manager – Legal, Transport Accident Commission

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
(NO FEE)

Greg Phelps, Senior Associate, Ward Keller
Emily Mitchell, Legal & Policy Officer, Australian Lawyers Alliance

Annual Case Review

Marcus Fogarty, Counsel, Lennon’s List
Maria Pilipasidis, Counsel, Lennon’s List
John Valiotis, 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

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

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

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


Bill Madden, National Group Practice Leader - Medical Law, Slater & Gordon

Brisbane WorkCover Intensive Seminar

18 August 2015

You can order the paper from the Brisbane WorkCover Intensive, by downloading this order form.

Topic

Speaker

Five Mesmerising mazes to navigate

Kevin Holyoak, Callinan Chambers

WorkCover 2015: A postive move for workers
PowerPoint

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

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
Vincents Chartered Accountants


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

Judicial Bias

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.

Topic

Speaker

The 2015 WorkCover Reforms
The Structural Changes, the benefit reforms and ILARS Funding policies

Kim Garling, WIRO

Workers Compensation
Recent Cases: Cram Fluid Power Pty Ltd v Green

Shane Butcher, Law Partners
Roshana May, ALA

Costs Disclosure in CTP

Jane Probert, SIRA
Genevieve Henderson, Slater + Gordon

Recent Developments in CTP Nicole Compton, Sir James Martin Chambe

National Conference 2015

22-24 October 2015

You can order the papers for the National Conference by downloading this order form.

Topic

Speaker

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

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.