This session was recorded on 29 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025.

This session will cover recent developments in product liability, particularly in relation to the enforcement approaches and priorities being adopted by key product regulators such as the TGA and the ACCC. The presenters will also discuss recent class action developments in cases involving product liability claims. One ever-evolving topic in the product liability space is the way legal frameworks and regulators are adapting in approach to account for innovative product trends. In relation to the continuing 'electrification' of society, an update will be offered on recent 2025 amendments to NSW law concerning the way in which certain battery products, in particular e-micromobility devices (e.g. e-bikes), can be brought to market, and what the recent focus by regulators and lawmakers on these types of products means in practice for manufacturers and suppliers.

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Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, PTSD and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding.
 
If you have experienced sexual assault, domestic or family violence and require assistance, please contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) to speak with a counsellor from the National Sexual Assault and Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service. 

If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support.  

This session will include a review of notable decisions and developments over the preceding year in public liability decisions. Not only will the key principles and take aways be summarised, participants will also benefit from a discussion about the practicalities of each case.

This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.

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Over the course of this session, The Honourable Justice Elisabeth Peden will discuss the latest case law developments in the Real Property List of the Supreme Court of NSW. This will include a consideration of topics such as to caveats, strata law and 88K easements.

This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.

Spec Acc Conf 2024 - Property

This presentation will explore the latest cases in NSW on contested, informal and statutory wills. Through a comprehensive examination of recent decisions, it will offer valuable insights for legal practitioners practising in estate law in 2024. The areas highlighted will include an overview of the current climate, particularly a look into the cases filed in the Supreme Court of NSW in 2024. Other areas will include recent family provision claims and the judiciary’s view on ‘estrangement’, the rise in cases involving informal documents in the digital age, and protection of the incapacitated person and the latest statutory will decisions in NSW. 

This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.

Spec Acc Conf 2024 - Wills and Estates

The law and procedure in regard to personal injury claims arising from motor vehicle accidents has been substantially altered with the enactment of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW). The purpose of this session is to provide an overview of recent important decisions in the CTP field, in the Courts as well as in the Personal Injury Commission. The session will include discussion of decisions on liability, damages, judicial review and medical assessments. The presentation will be of interest to practitioners in the area of Motor Accident Law and the personal injury field more generally. 

This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.

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Join us for a session examining recent decisions in the Dust Diseases Tribunal. This will include a review of damages awards, with a specific focus on damages awarded pursuant to s15B of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) for the loss of ability to care for another, as well as on recent trends in litigation and the rise of silicosis claims from stonemasons. 

This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.

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This session will posit that a recent New South Wales Court of Appeal decision has fundamentally altered legal liability in New South Wales in almost every design and building case. It will further suggest that in construction cases we have seen the effective death of proportionate liability in New South Wales. This outcome strikes at the very heart of more than two decades of practice and procedure developed under New South Wales legislation and interpretation of it in case law.

This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.

This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025.

With reference to recent cases, this session will address complex issues that may arise in the identification and quantification of remedies in commercial disputes. Issues to be addressed include: potential pitfalls for plaintiffs in cases where liability and quantum are determined separately; the several liability of defaulting fiduciaries and third-party assistants or recipients; elections to be made between equitable compensation and an account of profits; and a plaintiff’s ability to make different elections between those two remedies as against a defaulting fiduciary and as against a knowing assistant or knowing recipient.

This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.

This session was recorded on 4 March 2025 as part of the Elder law, wills and probate: One day intensive - live webinar.

Reviewable powers of attorney: assessing capacity
Restrictive practices in ages care: consent
Hear from NCAT’s Head of the Guardianship Division in this important session

This session was recorded on 28 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025.

This session will consider unacceptable risk in the wake of the decision in Isles & Nelissen. We will look at the elements for establishing unacceptable risk, covering how unacceptable risk is being considered by the Court within the updated section 60CC framework and the decision in Pickford, and including a review of recent case law. The session will also explore best practice for running unacceptable risk cases, including issues of lay and expert evidence; considerations when acting for the parent alleged to constitute a risk to the child; and options for risk mitigation.

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Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, child pornography and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. 

If you have experienced sexual assault, domestic or family violence and require assistance, please contact 1800RESPECT  (1800 737 732) to speak with a counsellor from the National Sexual Assault and Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service. 

If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support.

Join us online as we consider the latest moves in dispute resolution in the family law arena, including: how to bring the voice of the child safely into the Mediation space; the uptake of the Arbitration of family law property matters, and some leading cases; and the emerging practice of Parenting Co-ordination as an alternative to court proceedings. This session will contemplate ways in which the various dispute resolution options and processes can be utilised to achieve the best outcome for families after a relationship breakdown. Pencil this session into your dance card.

This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.

Spec Acc Conf 2024 - Family