Chair
Paul Macken, Partner, Leigh Virtue & Associates
Motor Accident Claims for Different Vehicles: Bicycles and Scooters, Quad Bikes, Car and Bus Doors, Forklifts, Excavators and More
- The definitions of “motor vehicle” and “motor accident”, and recent court decisions
- The big issue with ‘cross-over’ claims where compensation is under the WorkCover scheme but damages is under the Motor Accident Injuries Act
- “Public transport accidents” and Chang v McTye
Presented by Tim Concannon, Partner, Carroll & O’Dea; Recommended Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff), Doyle’s Guide 2023
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is based on NSW legislation
Presenters
Tim Concannon, Partner, Carroll & O’Dea
Tim joined Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers in 1994 and became a partner in 2001. Tim has been an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law since 2000 and was an Assessor with the Claims Assessment and Resolution Service (CARS) from 2004 to February 20221. Tim was appointed Deputy Chair of the Injury Compensation Committee of the Law Society in 2020 and has been Chair of this Committee since 2021. He has played a leading role in drafting submissions to government agencies relevant to various areas of personal injury law and appeared on behalf of the Law Society at a number of government inquiries into the functioning of the workers compensation and motor accident schemes.
Paul Macken, Partner, Leigh Virtue & Associates
Paul Macken BA LLB is a partner of the firm of Leigh Virtue & Associates. He is an accredited specialist in personal injury law (since 1993) and has over 38 years' experience acting for workers and employers in work injury disputes. He has particular experience in representing a large number of self-insured employers in all types of work injury claims and in related industrial disputes. He is an honorary legal advisor to the NSW Self Insurers Association, the immediate past Chairman of the Medic-Legal Liaison Committee, a member of the Injury Compensation Committee, and the personal injury specialist accreditation board of the Law Society of NSW.
