Presenters

Mick Franco, Partner, Bartier Perry
As a Director and leader of the Insurance Division of Bartier Perry, Mick Franco advises employers and insurers on the most effective ways to manage and resolve employee claims including statutory benefits, work injury damages and recoveries. He also advises on employment issues arising from workplace injury including return to work and dismissal, WHS and Coronial inquests. He has a long history of representing self-insurers, specialised insurers and employers in the TMF, with a strong focus on the local and state government sectors. He has been a long-term honorary solicitor for the NSW Workers Compensation Self-Insurers Association Inc. Mick is widely recognised by the industry as an expert in workers compensation. He has contributed extensively to the debate on workers compensation in NSW and written extensively on the NSW system and schemes in other jurisdictions. He has been a member of numerous industry groups and appeared at parliamentary inquiries relating to workers compensation, representing the interests of employers and insurers. He was recognised as a leading Workers Compensation Lawyer from 2016 to 2019 and preeminent since 2020 by Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession.


Sarah Warren, Barrister, Windeyer Chambers
Sarah was admitted to practice in 2008 and was called to the Bar in 2015. Sarah practices in the area of personal injury for both plaintiffs and defendants in motor accidents compensation, workers compensation, and public liability claims. Sarah has appeared in numerous jurisdictions from the Local Court through to the Court of Appeal, as well as tribunals such as NCAT and the Personal Injury Commission. Sarah was previously a DRS Claims Assessor and a CARS Assessor, assessing compensation claims within the respective bodies arising out of motor vehicle accidents under the statutory schemes.