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Paul Zapata, Legal Practice Manager, Shine Lawyers, Recommended Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyer (Plaintiff) and Work Injury Compensation Lawyer (Plaintiff) Doyles Guide 2023
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Ethical Hotspots for Personal Injury Law Practitioners
- General observations
- Common issues for personal injury lawyers including legal costs and delay
- Conflicts of interest: lessons from PwC
- Ethics and AI in the legal profession: challenges and opportunities
Presented by Toby Nielsen, Barrister, Sunshine Coast Chambers, Recommended Insurance & Personal Injury Law Junior Counsel Doyles Guide 2023
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Ethics and Professional Responsibility
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Presenters
Paul Zapata, Legal Practice Manager, Shine Lawyers
Paul is driven by a desire to change people’s lives. He’s renowned for his caring approach to clients and unrelenting determination to win even the toughest fights on their behalf. Paul specialises in motor vehicle accident, workers compensation and public liability claims, securing millions of dollars in compensation for his clients during his time at Shine. He has secured settlements against government bodies, councils and large multinational corporations, all in the name of standing up for the little guy. Paul graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 2012, and has acted for survivors of sexual abuse, as well as volunteered at various community legal centres across Queensland.
Toby Nielsen, Barrister, Sunshine Coast Chambers
Toby Nielsen is a Queensland barrister in private practice. He practises extensively in personal injuries law, workplace law and civil litigation. Toby has chambers at the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. Toby has been recognised in the Doyle’s Guide in the Leading Insurance Law Barrister Rankings – Queensland for 2021 – 2023. Toby has a Master of Laws, is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and an Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. Toby has lectured in legal ethics and responsibility at University of the Sunshine Coast for some years. Toby has presented papers for the Queensland Law Society, the Bar Association of Queensland, LegalWise, the Sunshine Coast Law Association; the SunCoast Community Legal Service, industry groups and other organisations.
