This discussion will address the latest developments in the workers compensation legislation and the case law surrounding the power of reconsideration with respect to challenging a medical assessment certificate (MAC).  The discussion will address section 57(1) of the Personal Injury Commission Act 2020 (NSW), and procedural issues surrounding the appropriateness of seeking a reconsideration. The discussion will address Medical Appeals pursuant to section 327 of the 1998 Act, particularly under section 327(3)(a) (deterioration of a worker’s condition). This will include review of relevant PIC Member and Presidential decisions, together with an overview of the Court of Appeal decision of Sleiman v Gadalla Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 236.

This session was recorded during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023.

This session explores the highly controversial issue of secret trials. Kieran Pender delves into the history of closed and partially-closed judicial proceedings, the enactment of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004, and examines case studies concerning Witness J, Witness K, Bernard Collaery and David McBride. Furthermore, this session covers open justice concerns and the issue of whether the NSI Act is unconstitutional. Kieran Pender also considers matters concerning reform in terms of the INSLM inquiry and prospects for a wider review and legislative change. 

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In this session, Tanya Seglov delves into the issue of damages for loss of capacity to provide domestic services. This presentation closely examines section 15B of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW). Furthermore, Ms Seglov analyses the relevant case law in order to demonstrate how this provision has been applied by the courts. 

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Attendees will receive 10 CPD units per specialist stream, with 6 hours of live in-person and 4 hours of online webinars.

Topics include:

• The Children’s Court of New South Wales: Distinctive practices and procedures
• Criminal and mental health law
• Litigation involving the Commonwealth Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Key issues and recent developments
• Secret trials: Open justice, national security and the NSI Act
• Walama List and cultural healing
• Panel: Criminalising coercive control
• Witness evidence via audio visual link
• Statutory sentencing discounts in the world of EAGP
• White collar crime: Some practical considerations
• A comparison of consent laws in Australia
• Child Sexual Offence Evidence Program
  

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These sessions were recorded on 17 and 18 August 2023 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference - Business Law stream.

Hear from specialists and experts across the profession on a wide range of topics relevant to your practice.

Topics include:

• What’s new in employment law
• Insolvency law update: How solicitors can advise zombie companies in 2023
• The role of equity in commercial disputes
• Employees vs. Contractors: Reviewing the current tax and legal landscape
• Understanding the changes around unfair contract terms
• Penalties post-Paciocco: Where are we now?
• Update on New South Wales foreign surcharges
• Don’t get caught out! Complexities in the PPSA
• Complex IP issues in sale of business transactions
• Recent activity in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
• Directors’ guarantees: The signature seminar

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These sessions were recorded on 17 and 18 August 2023 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference - Family Law stream.

Hear from specialists and experts across the profession on a wide range of topics relevant to your practice.

Topics include:

• The development of a solutions focus in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
• Panel: Preparing for change – again: The Family Law Amendment Bill 2023
• Financial Agreements 3 ways: Drafting, advising and litigating
• Best practice for Court based Dispute Resolution: Make the deal, don’t break the deal
  
• Dealing with risk issues, in light of Isles & Nelissen
  
• The Kennon Principle: Family violence and its nexus to property settlements in family law
• Applying specialist accreditation in Alternate Dispute Resolution
• Complex property settlements
• The treatment of inheritances in family law
• Blurred lines: The convergence of family law and child protection
• Exploring Family Law topics that affect Trans, Intersex and Non-Binary individuals

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These sessions were recorded on 17 and 18 August 2023 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference - Personal Injury stream.

Hear from specialists and experts across the profession on a wide range of topics relevant to your practice.

Topics include:

• CTP: Developments in court and commission decisions
• Developments in medical negligence litigation
• Complexities in product liability claims
• The pendulum of institutional abuse law
• Reconsideration rights and MAC appeals in the Personal Injury Commission
• Panel: Opportunities for improving the CTP scheme
• Asbestos litigation: Update on assessment of damages in asbestos claims
• Public Liability: Liability of public and other authorities
• Sticks and stones may break my bones: What constitutes serious harm in defamation?
• The Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) and use of restrictive practices in New South Wales
• Assessing damages for funds management: When, why and how much?

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These sessions were recorded on 17 and 18 August 2023 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference - Property Law stream.

Hear from specialists and experts across the profession on a wide range of topics relevant to your practice. 

Topics include:

• The Real Property List: Recent case review
• Update on retail and commercial leasing cases and related law reform
• Duty on surrenders and terminations of lease: The change in beneficial ownership provisions
• Drafting GST provisions for property transactions
• Strata law: Tricks, traps and opportunities missed in the 2015 legislation
• Complex conveyancing developments
• Update on New South Wales foreign surcharges
• Don’t get caught out! Complexities in the PPSA
• Complex IP issues in sale of business transactions
• Recent activity in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
• Caveats: Functions, form and misconceptions

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These sessions were recorded on 17 and 18 August 2023 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference - Wills and Estates stream.

Hear from specialists and experts across the profession on a wide range of topics relevant to your practice.

Topics include:

• Practice and procedure in NCAT’s Guardianship Division: Practising in a protective jurisdiction
• Managing risk in a will drafting practice
• Taxing times for non-resident beneficiaries in the estate plan: A thorn in the side?
• Complex trust issues
• The cognitive mechanics of elder abuse
• Probate and Family Provision claims: Do's and dont's
• Financial elder abuse in the context of succession law
• Informal and interim wills
• Considerations when entering into aged care contracts
• Special administration - practice and procedure
• Distinguishing concerns about client vulnerability, competence and decision making capacity

This session provides an overview of the statutory sentencing discount scheme for Early Appropriate Guilty Plea (EAGP) matters in NSW. Robert Hoyles details the statutory provisions governing discounts on sentencing as well as summarised some of the key cases. Moreover, the session provides practical tips on how to protect your client’s discount. 

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Since 1 July 2021 it has been a requirement in all NSW defamation claims that the plaintiff prove that they have suffered serious harm. This change was adopted from the law in the UK and was meant to reduce the amount of "backyard" defamation claims before the courts. Almost two years on, there is still some uncertainty as to what is required to satisfy this element. It is also unclear as to whether it has had the effect the law was intended to achieve. These issues and more will be discussed in this session.

This session was recorded during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023.

In this session, Elly Ashley delves into complex issues surrounding strata renewal. Through cases and case studies, the presentation covers the strata renewal process under Part 10 of Strata Scheme Development Act 2015 (NSW) compared to the traditional strata renewal process, and examines challenges and issues that may arise under both processes. 

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This session covers the legal framework governing superannuation splitting in family law matters and common issues that arise, such as requesting a former spouse’s superannuation information. This presentation also discusses the case of Bulow & Bulow [2019] FamCAFC 3 and the complexity of defined benefit superannuation entitlements in family law proceedings. Furthermore, Fadiya Ali emphasises the importance of valuing pensions in family law proceedings. 

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT 

This session was recorded during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023.

DISTRESSING CONTENT 

Viewers are advised that this course may contain details that some may find distressing. Please review the course description and use your discretion before proceeding. 

If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. If you are concerned for your safety or that of someone else, please contact the Police or call 000 for emergency assistance. 

This presentation by Janet McKelvey will provide you with tips on pre-compulsory acquisition negotiations. This presentation also covers the mechanics of doing a deal before or after compulsory acquisition and the basics of determining compensation. By the end of this session, you will also have a greater understanding of both the Valuer-General process if land is compulsorily acquired and the court process if dissatisfied with the Valuer-General’s determination. 

Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible.