This is your go-to seminar on damages in personal injury claims. Offering 3 up to the minute presentations by industry experts who will dissect a key area related to maximising the outcome of a personal injury claim. Explore the assessment of damages where the claimant is a child and delve into the various aspects of quantifying economic loss of a self-employed plaintiff. Finally, join Rob Taylor who will take you through the legal implications of claiming damages under different regimes in the one claim.

Presenters

Paul Blackett SC, Sir James Hall Chambers
Paul Blacket SC was admitted to the Bar in 1978, having served his apprenticeship for five years as both Articled Clerk and employed Solicitor. He took Silk in 1999 and practices at 13th Floor, St James Hall in a wide range of matters including catastrophic and major personal injury, professional negligence, appellate work, administrative work, particularly involving professional misconduct, and work generally in relation to insurance. He has also practised extensively in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation and has been at various times a Supreme and District Court, and Dust Diseases Tribunal Mediator, Arbitrator and Contributions Assessor. He has been extensively involved recently and for the last three years in the matter of Beckett v The State of New South Wales which concluded before Christmas after thirty-one days before Justice Harrison, having been once to the High Court and twice to the Court of Appeal on the way. He is interested in Aviation Law and Medical Malpractice and sees the potential for common lawyers in many aspects and complexities of professional sport and law. He has provided pro bono sports law assistance to a number of professional and amateur sports players.


Mariano Rossetto, Director, Forensic & Litigation, Vincents
Mariano Rossetto was appointed Director at Vincents in 2017 and made the move from the legal sector where he worked as a forensic accountant for eight years at Slater and Gordon. His 32 year career also includes roles at Deloitte and Furzer Crestani. Mariano is currently a Director in our Forensic Services unit and specialises in the full spectrum of forensic and legal services. Mariano has considerable experience in all areas of litigation including personal injury throughout Australia and overseas. He has been involved in litigation cases in courts at all levels and has given expert testimony for in excess of 100 matters with involvement in the preparation of expert reports in thousands of cases.


Rob Taylor, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers
Rob Taylor was admitted as a Solicitor in 1984 and as a Barrister in 1992. He has practiced for more than 38 years in personal injuries and associated litigation. He was employed as a Solicitor by Carroll & O’Dea for 8-years and was working as an Associate Partner when called to the Bar. As Counsel, Rob has appeared regularly in the Supreme Courts of NSW and ACT, the NSW District Court, the Compensation Court and Workers Compensation Commission of NSW and more recently in the Personal Injuries Commission of NSW. Rob has a large practice involved in preparation of and appearing for injured workers in Work Injury Damages claims and for Plaintiffs in Medical Negligence claims, TPD and Income Protection claims and Common Law/Public Liability claims. He also has a large practice assisting in the preparation of Motor Accident claims and appearing at Assessments, mostly for injured Plaintiffs. From time to time, but thankfully not regularly, he has also appeared in and represented clients in the NSW Court of Appeal and the High Court. Rob has a reputation as Counsel who fights hard for his client, who prepares claims well and who provides regular and detailed Advices on how a claim can be best prepared not only to maximise the quantum of the claim but also how to identify and, if possible, avoid or minimise problems with a claim.


Nancy Stephenson, Consultant Occupational Therapist, Assess Medical Group
Ms Stephenson graduated from the University of Queensland in 1984, and has been practicing continuously for over 40 years. She is highly experienced in medicolegal assessment, total and permanent disability assessment, activities of daily living assessment, independent living needs assessment and functional capacity assessment. She has worked in occupational rehabilitation for many years conducting functional capacity assessments, worksite visits, designing return to work programs and case management of injured workers. She has been in private practice for many years and established and has consulted to industry, insurers, commonwealth organisations, individuals and private organisations. Ms Stephenson has expertise in a range of conditions including respiratory and dust diseases and abuse claims. She has been conducting medicolegal assessments for more than 15 years and is an experienced expert witness. She provides medicolegal assessments for personal injury, medical negligence and workplace and industrial accidents. Ms Stephenson specialises in assessing complex and catastrophically injured cases. She continually develops her knowledge and skills by regularly attending training courses and conferences to adopt best practice in medicolegal reporting.