The New South Wales State Legal Conference -
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The New South Wales
State Legal Conference
ABN 27 085 880 164
SMC Conference Centre,
Cnr Goulburn and Castlereagh Streets,
Sydney. N.S.W.
August 2008 Conference
General Information |
Conference at a Glance |
Speakers
Wednesday 20th |
Thursday 21st |
Friday 22nd |
Registration
Friday 22nd August
Packages available for this day
Please note: you are able to register for a full day package, or
individual sessions.
H) 9.00am-5.00pm Elder Law Package Sessions 22 & 30 | MCLE: 6
I) 9.00am-5.00pm Online Legal Research Session 27 | MCLE: 6
J) 9.00am-5.00pm Commercial Law Package II Sessions 28 & 31 | MCLE: 6
Session 22
Elder Law
Following the very successful Law Week seminar held earlier this year, Pam
Suttor, Sue Field, Sue Kurrle and Therry Sorrell will again present a
challenging and thought provoking insight into some of the issues
surrounding elder abuse. The speakers will provide an insight into the role
of the medical practitioner, highlight some recent cases, discuss the impact
on Centrelink benefits, examine the contentious issue of mental capacity (or
incapacity) and provide some guidelines for legal practitioners when acting
for older clients
Presenters:
Ms. Sue Field (Chair)
The Public Trustee of NSW Fellow of Elder Law
University of Western Sydney
Phone: 9685 9626
Email: S.Field@uws.edu.au
Mr. Therry Sorrell
Financial Informtion Services
Centrelink, Parramatta
Phone: 9865 9163
Email: therry.sorrel@centrelink.gov.au
Ms. Pamela Suttor
Partner
L Rundle & Co
Phone: 9874 5562
Email: psuttor@lrundle.com.au
Associate Professor Susan Kurrle
Curran Chair in Health Care of Older People
Faculty of Medicine
The University of Sydney
Phone: 9477 9245
Email: kurrle@bigpond.com
9.00am-12.30pm
Friday 22nd August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost: $220 GST $22 Total incl GST $242
Session 23
Civil Liability
In this session chaired by Howard Harrison, Stephen O'Halloran will address
workplace damages claims. Armando Gardiman will speak on dust diseases
litigation. Michael Snell will look at issues concerning the Statute of
Limitations while Geoffrey Gemmell will address recent Court of Appeal
cases. Ian Newbrun will present on Civil Liability considerations with
wrongful detention, detention centres, wrongful arrest and on wrongful
detention cases more generally and David Lloyd will address developments in
professional liability.
Presenters:
Mr. Howard Harrison, (Chair)
Managing Partner
Carroll & O'Dea
Phone: 9291 7100
Email:
Howard_Harrison@codea.com.au
Mr. Stephen O'Halloran
Partner
White Barnes
Phone: 9263 3233
Email: mail@whitebarnes.com.au
Mr. Ian Newbrun
Barrister-at-Law
Jack Shand Chambers
Phone: 9233 7711
Email: newbrun@jackshand.com.au
Mr. Armando Gardiman
Partner
Turner Freeman
Phone: 8833 2500
Email: ajg@turnerfreeman.com.au
Mr. Geoffrey Gemmell
Barrister-at-Law
Maurice Byers Chambers
Phone: 8233 0300
Email: g.gemmell@mauricebyers.com
Mr. Michael Snell
Barrister-at-Law
William Deane Chambers
Phone: 9231 0077
Email:
snell@williamdeanechambers.com.au
Mr. David Lloyd
Barrister-at-Law
12 Selborne Chambers
Phone: 9232 4272
Email: davidlloyd@12thfloor.com.au
9.00am-12.30pm
Friday 22nd August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost: $220 GST $22 Total incl GST $242
Session 24
Regulation 176
Mandatory CLE Do you comply with the Regulation?
Regulation 176 of the Legal Profession Regulations requires all
practitioners to undertake a course of CLE that deals primarily with the
practice of law and covers EEO, the law relating to discrimination and
harassment, occupational health and safety and employment law, every three
years.
When did you last undertake a course that complies with this mandatory
requirement?
Angus Macinnis has been presenting seminars that comply with the mandatory
requirement since it was first introduced. This session has a strong
practical element with case studies and examples relevant to the practice of
law. His focus on the rights and obligations of both employees and employers
means that this session is equally valuable for both employed solicitors and
principals of law firms. As well as presenting this session at external
conferences such as the State Legal Conference, Angus has presented this
session in-house to a number of Sydney law firms. Angus is also frequently
asked to deliver in-house training to line managers, and to employees, to
assist them to recognise and comply with workplace obligations.
Angus Macinnis' practice spans the full spectrum of industrial relations,
employment, occupational health and safety and anti-discrimination law.
Presenter:
Mr. Angus Macinnis
Senior Associate
Dibbs Abbott Stillman Lawyers
Phone: 8233 9500
Email: angus.macinnis@daslaw.com.au
9.00am-10.00am
Friday 22nd August
Claimable CLE Units 1
Cost $110 GST $11 Total incl GST $121
Session 25
Liability in Health Care
Liability arising out of harm sustained by patients during health care can
extend to a range of health professionals and institutions as well as to the
manufacturers of medicines and medical devices where causally-relevant to
the injury sustained. Significant changes to the law in respect of tortious
liability in Negligence were introduced by the NSW Civil Liability Act 2002.
These will be addressed by way of an up-date on the application of the
legislation as relevantly interpreted by Courts. The significant role of the
expert witness in litigation will also be considered. Coronial Inquests
inquiring into the manner and cause of deaths, from time to time also
consider any relevant role of health professionals and/ or health
institutions. The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission investigates
complaints against health professionals arising out of health care.
In this session chaired by Peter Dwyer, important issues relevant to the
presentation of expert evidence will be addressed by Dr. Roy Beran. NSW
Deputy State Coronor, Paul MacMahon will speak on Coronial Inquests
involving health professionals and institutions. NSW Health Care Complaints
Commissioner, Kieran Pehm, will address the role of the Commission. Ms.
Valerie Health, Barrister, will provide an update on the NSW Civil Liability
Act 2002. Mrs Vasantha Stesin, Solicitor, will present an overview of
liability issues relevant to pharmaceuticals and medical devices and their
manufacturers; and Mr. Bill Madden, Solicitor will address issues of
importance in health care liability litigation from the perspective of a
plaintiff's solicitor.
Adjunct Associate Professor Peter Dwyer (Chair)
Barrister-at-Law
Maurice Byers Chambers
Phone: 8233 0300
Email: p.dwyer@mauricebyers.com
Magistrate Paul MacMahon
Deputy State Coroner
Phone: 8584 7777
Mr. Kieran Pehm
The Commissioner
Health Care Complaints Commission
Phone: 9219 7444
Email: hccc@hccc.nsw.gov.au
Professor Roy Beran
Specialist Neurologist
University of New South Wales
Phone: 9415 3800
Email: Roy.Beran@unsw.edu.au
Mrs. Vasantha Stesin
Solicitor
Senior Lecturer
Drug Development Studies
University of New South Wales
Phone: 03 9596 0697
Email: vstesin@nemesis.com.au
Ms. Valerie Heath
Barrister-at-Law
Maurice Byers Chambers
Phone: 8233 0300
Email: vheath@mauricebyers.com
Mr. Bill Madden
Partner
Slater & Gordon
Phone: 8267 0600
Email:
wmadden@slatergordon.com.au
9.00am - 12.30pm
Friday 22nd August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost: $220 GST $22 Total incl GST $242
Session 26
Transforming Legal Practice Management - Future Strategies
Today's legal practices operate in a highly competitive market -
highlighting the significance of a cohesive functioning team to manage,
plan, evaluate business opportunities and maintain staff skills in an ever
changing work environment. This session is a joint presentation by
University of New England Law School, UNE Graduate School of Business and
UNE Partnerships. It will outline the elements essential to modern legal
practice management from a multi disciplinary approach: combining the
strengths of marketing, legal practice theory, and hands-on implementation
strategies to maximize the competitive edge of your practice.
Presenters:
Mr. Allan Stockman (Chair)
Partner
Stockman & Evans
Phone: 9708 1300
Email: allan@selaw.com.au
Mr. Craig Collins
Lecturer, School of Law
University of New England
Phone: 6773 5209
Email: ccollin6@une.edu.au
Mr. John Page
Lecturer, School of Law
University of New England
Phone: 6773 2440
Email: jpage4@une.edu.au
Mr. Fredy Valenzuela
Lecturer, School of Business Economics and Public Policy
University of New England
Phone: 6773 2054
Email: fvalenzu@une.edu.au
Mr. Andrew Lawson
UNE Partnerships
Phone: 0400 221 136
Email: andrew.lawson@unepartnerships.edu.au
9.00am-12.30pm
Friday 22nd August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost: $220 GST $22 Total incl GST $242
Session 27
Online Legal Research
With Web 2.0 technologies becoming so established online legal research
skills should no longer be contained to the old favourite resources. Fabian
Horton's course stands out from the rest because he teaches you how to
continually update your knowledge of online legal resources, rather than
"just showing you a few sites". You will receive the knowledge, skills and
techniques required to be a truly effective online legal researcher. In this
full day course each participant will be equipped with a computer, hence
numbers are limited. While the information supplied will take researchers to
an advanced level, beginners are well catered for.
Section 1:
Online Research Techniques (Updated for Web 2.0) - The face of the Internet
is going through fundamental changes. You will be taught the latest
searching techniques as well as exploring the wide range of legal data
available on the web. Fabian will also explain advanced Boolean techniques
and what the "Semantic Web" has install for lawyers.
Section 2:
Researching Case Law - You will learn advanced methodologies and techniques
required for case law research including: what cases are available online,
how to find commentary on cases and the effective searching and noting up of
cases.
Section 3:
Researching Legislation - This section will continue with the methodologies
and techniques required for researching legislation. It includes: key sites
for legislation, effective searching techniques for currency information,
repeals, interpretative materials and the growing number of point-in-time
databases.
Section 4:
Researching Secondary Materials (Updated for Web 2.0) - With Web 2.0 sites
becoming so prevalent you will learn how to take full advantage of what the
technologies have to offer. Fabian will show you highly effective techniques
for researching secondary materials using a variety of online search
engines, wikis, catalogues and blogs. He will also show you how to find law
resources, legal news and other current awareness information.
Fabian Horton is a practicing solicitor and director of ConnectLaw, a
company that specialises in supplying legal research to the legal
profession. Fabian has extensive experience in legal technologies and
on-line legal applications and was previously the Training Officer for the
Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII). He has lectured at UNSW,
UTS and La Trobe Universities in legal research and continues to present
seminars on the subject across Australia.
This session will be held at Forrest Training, Specialists in Computer
Training & Consulting, 7th Floor, 83 York Street, Sydney.
Lunch is included with this session;
Presenter:
Mr. Fabian Horton
Solicitor
ConnectLaw
www.connectlaw.com.au
Phone: 03 5021 6237
Email: fabian@connectlaw.com.au
9.00am-5.00pm
Friday 22nd August
Claimable CLE Units 6
Cost: $500 GST $50 Total incl GST $550
Session 28
Energy Law and Emissions Trading
Australia's energy law is taking shape as a national scheme law for
electricity and gas. New opportunities are emerging for practitioners to
practice in the range of energy law activities and emissions trading. This
session will give an insight into the existing energy law activities and the
new developments in the energy sector and national market for energy
including the transfer of assets to the private sector.
Presenters Mitzi Gilligan and Paul Wentworth have extensive experience in
energy law and emissions trading, utilities and major infrastructure
activities. Ian Tunstall advises on energy matters involving consumer
disputes and edits an energy law and economics newsletter.
Presenters:
Mr. Ian Tunstall (Chair)
Solicitor/Economist
Legal Author
Phone: 0414 481 555
Email: tunstall@pnc.com.au
Ms. Mitzi Gilligan
Partner
Minter Ellison Lawyers
Phone: 9921 8888
Email: mitzi.gilligan@minterellison.com
Mr. Paul Wentworth
Partner
Minter Ellison Lawyers
Phone: 9921 8888
Email: paul.wentworth@minterellison.com
9.00am-12.30pm
Friday 22nd August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost $220 GST $22 Total incl GST $242
Session 29
Summary of the Proposed Amendments to the Retail Leases Act
In this two hour session, Anthony Herro will deliver a practical and dynamic
presentation on the anticipated amendments to the Retail Leases Act (NSW).
In April 2008 the Retail Tenancy Unit issued a Discussion Paper to obtain
feedback from the retail lease industry in relation to proposed amendments
to the Retail Leases Act. This seminar will bring
practitioners up to date with the proposed amendments to the Act to enable
them to identify and impliment these changes, whether acting for Landlords
or Tenants. An essential seminar for those practicing in the area of retail
leasing.
Presenter:
Mr. Anthony Herro
Accredited Mediator (ACC.MLEADR) & Mediator on the Retail Tenancy Unity
Panel
Principal
Herro Solicitors
Phone: 9247 0100
Email: Anthony@herro.com.au
10.30am-12.30pm
Friday 22nd August
Claimable CLE Units 2
Cost: $150 GST $15 Total incl GST $165
Session 30
Life Insurance and Superannuation Litigation
Topics include:
- life insurance overview: benefits, products, players, claims management &
litigation
- superannuation litigation in Equity: practice, principles & recent
developments
- superannuation litigation via the SCT: Superannuation Complaints Tribunal
and Federal Court Appeals
Since the introduction of the superannuation guarantee levy and, more
recently, restrictions on common law rights, superannuation and life
insurance have become increasingly important vehicles not only for
retirement savings but for protection of members against adverse events.
Many private and commercial clients will have interests in such funds or
participate in retail or group insurance. This introduction to life
insurance and superannuation litigation will suit practitioners interested
in developing expertise in this growing practice area as well as in-house
managers for funds, employers and insurers.
Presenters:
Ms. Lisa Marie McKechnie
Senior Associate
Minter Ellison Lawyers, Sydney
Phone: 9921 8888
Email: lisamariemckechnie@minterellison.com
Ms. Valerie Heath
Barrister-at-Law
Maurice Byers Chambers
Phone: 8233 0300
Email: vheath@mauricebyers.com
Mr. Geoffrey Gemmell
Barrister-at-Law,
Maurice Byers Chambers
Phone: 8233 0300
Email: g.gemmell@mauricebyers.com
1.30pm-5.00pm
Friday 22nd August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost: $220 GST $22 Total incl GST $242
Session 31
Commercial Contracts
The Proportionate Liability Regime and its impact on Commercial Contracts
Proportionate liability legislation is now in place across Australia.
Contractual responses to the apportioning of liability under this
legislation include the increasing use of clauses requiring contractors and
suppliers to contract out of the legislation.
This presentation considers and explores:
- What are the consequences of inclusion of these clauses?
- Insurance coverage considerations
- Relations with subcontractors and suppliers
- Updates on Tendering and Procurement Case
- Recent Developments in Tendering and Procurement
- Legal Implications of the Tender Process Explained and Explored
- Good Faith in Commercial Contracts
- How is good faith implied in commercial contracts?
- Does a breach of good faith give rise to a cause of action?
- Is good faith a new or existing doctrine?
- Can good faith be an implied term of pre-contractual negotiations?
Presenters:
Mr. Scott Alden,
Partner,
DLA Philiips Fox
Phone: 9286 8128
Email: scott.alden@dlaphillipsfox.com
Mr. Alex Hartmann,
Partner,
DLA Phillips Fox
Phone: 9286 8000
Email: postmaster@dlaphillipsfox.com
Ms. Alyson Eather,
Senior Associate,
DLA Phillips Fox
Phone: 9286 8283
Email: alyson.eather@dlaphillipsfox.com
1.30pm-5.00pm
Friday 22nd August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost: $220 GST $22 Total incl GST $242
Enquiries
All enquiries should be directed to:
Michael Bach, Conference Manager,
The New South Wales State Legal Conference
DX 294 Sydney or GPO Box 3505, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Telephone: (02) 9550 6063
Fax: (02) 9565 5714
Email:
mbach@nswstatelegal.com.au
Website: www.nswstatelegal.com.au
The Conference management is committed to staging a successful Conference;
however, to achieve this aim, it reserves the right to make changes to the
program.
Everything you need to run a small law firm! Document management, legal accounting, legal searching,
legal forms, matter tracking and legal
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