Presenters

Paul Blacket 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 is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia & NZ, an Accredited Forensic Accounting Specialist, a Graduate Certificate in Fraud Investigations, a Registered Tax Agent and a Nationally Accredited Mediator. Mariano first started working as an accountant in 1985 in the area of accounting, taxation and audit. He has some 38 years of experience in the area of Forensic Accounting. Mariano’s work history includes working for Deloitte’s in their forensic accounting division for 2 years He was a partner for 15 years at Furzer Crestani Services and then in April 2009 commenced at Slater & Gordon Lawyers as their in-house forensic accountant working across all of their divisions, including PI and on major project litigation. In July 2017, Mariano commenced as a Director in the Forensic Accounting Division of Vincents Chartered Accountants. His experience in the area of forensic accounting include areas such as: extensive experience in Personal injury claims, Commercial litigation, Banking Compensation schemes, Business interruption, Class actions, Employment and Industrial claims, Family law disputes, Estate Litigation, Fraud Investigations and Ownership disputes.

Presenters

Paul Blacket 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 is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia & NZ, an Accredited Forensic Accounting Specialist, a Graduate Certificate in Fraud Investigations, a Registered Tax Agent and a Nationally Accredited Mediator. Mariano first started working as an accountant in 1985 in the area of accounting, taxation and audit. He has some 38 years of experience in the area of Forensic Accounting. Mariano’s work history includes working for Deloitte’s in their forensic accounting division for 2 years He was a partner for 15 years at Furzer Crestani Services and then in April 2009 commenced at Slater & Gordon Lawyers as their in-house forensic accountant working across all of their divisions, including PI and on major project litigation. In July 2017, Mariano commenced as a Director in the Forensic Accounting Division of Vincents Chartered Accountants. His experience in the area of forensic accounting include areas such as: extensive experience in Personal injury claims, Commercial litigation, Banking Compensation schemes, Business interruption, Class actions, Employment and Industrial claims, Family law disputes, Estate Litigation, Fraud Investigations and Ownership disputes.