Presenters

Con Ktenas, Solicitor, Arbitrator and Notary Public
Con Ktenas is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injuries Compensation working in private practice as a litigation solicitor, Local Court Arbitrator and Notary. He is a member of the Law Society Accredited Specialist Advisory Committee, was a long-time member of the Law Society Accident Compensation Committee, and a Former President of the City of Sydney Law Society. He has practiced in every jurisdiction from the Full High Court to the Local Court in every type of personal injuries and other litigation from 1987 until the present. He has also been a part time legal academic at UNSW and UTS and has presented scores of papers and chaired many CPD seminars.


Peter Hunt, Principal, McCabes Lawyers
Peter is a Principal in the Statutory Insurance Group at McCabes, specialising in CTP. In 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, Peter’s team was recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a First Tier Defendant CTP Team. In the same years, Peter was recognised by Doyle’s Guide as either a Leading or a Pre-Eminent Defendant CTP Lawyer. Peter has been the driving force behind a number of value-add initiatives, including the intuitive app, MC Max, and the Proper Lookout Podcast series. In addition to his core role, Peter is an NMAS accredited Mediator (with a focus on workplace disputes and common law disputes), the former author of the CCH Motor Accident Practitioners’ Handbook (2001 to 2016), a former CARS Claims Assessor (2004 to 2009), a member of the Law Society of NSW Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee (since 2011), a member of the Law Society of NSW Injury & Compensation Committee (2022 and 2023), a former Voluntary Director of Marrickville Legal Centre (from May 2018 to May 2022), a former Voluntary Director of Road Sense Australia (from December 2020 to May 2022), a former Voluntary Director of IDEAS (from May 2018 to November 2020) and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (March 2017).


Adam Abboud, Special Counsel, McInnes Wilson
Adam is a Special Counsel in the firm's Insurance team. Adam began his legal career at a community legal centre, before spending the last 13 years working in various aspects of insurance law. At McInnes Wilson Lawyers since 2017, Adam has specialised in general insurance (including indemnity / policy coverage advice), motor accidents (personal injury CTP and property damage recovery / defended), public liability and dust disease matters. Adam previously spent four and a half years representing plaintiffs in personal injury, before moving to work with defendants. As a result, he has a unique insight into how both sides approach matters, enabling him to provide clients with efficient and cost-effective advice to help them through litigation. Adam was a Law Society Student Mentor in 2018 and has been on the Law Society Injury Compensation Committee since 2019.