This session was recorded on 12 March 2025 as part of the Personal injury law: Mandatory rule 6.1 - live webinar.

Hear from legal experts in this live online course as they discuss some of the current issues faced by personal injury practitioners, while earning four CPD units.

Topics include:

Case law: A year in review – Rita Yousef, Special Counsel, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers
This case law update will provide you with important insights from a selection of recent personal injury cases. 

Legal ethics – Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW
This session examines ethical aspects of duties to the Court, the client and the profession, with practical applications for personal injury lawyers.

Tips for growing a personal injury practice – Carmine Santone, Director, Santone Lawyers
Gain practical skills for setting up and expanding your personal injury practice from Carmine Santone, who has had extensive experience in both areas, and in a broad spectrum of personal injury matters.

Costs for personal injury lawyers – Nick Satouris, Professional Support Solicitors, The Law Society of NSW
By the end of this session, you will:

• Be familiar with costs disclosure obligations
• Understand how to establish optimal billing practices, and
• Be able to establish a costs practice with appropriate costs precedents.

For Mandatory rule 6.1 courses 

Practitioners should inform themselves of Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 which sets out the requirements for the four (4) mandatory CPD areas for NSW legal practitioners – (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law. It is the responsibility of each legal practitioner to self-assess as to whether a particular educational activity extends their knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to their practice needs or professional development. If so, then the practitioner may claim one (1) "unit” for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. 

If you self-assess that this particular educational activity extends your knowledge and skills, this program may allow you to claim four (4) of the mandatory areas: (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law.