Friday, 6 March 2026
Chair
Karen Bulluss, Principal, McInnes Wilson
Professional Skills
Preparing for a Personal Injury Mediation
Effective preparation is critical to achieving successful outcomes in personal injury mediations. This practical session explores the key steps involved in preparing for mediation, including evaluating evidence, developing negotiation strategies, managing client expectations, and assessing litigation risks. Gain practical guidance to approach mediation with confidence and improve the likelihood of resolving claims efficiently and effectively.
Presented by Richard Royle, Barrister, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
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
Richard Royle, Barrister, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers
Richard Royle is a Barrister at Sir Owen Dixon Chambers. He specialises in common law with a particular interest in motor vehicle law, medical negligence, public liability, sexual assault and travel law. He is engaged in numerous catastrophic and other cases, and represents Australian residents injured in Australia and overseas. Richard was originally admitted to practice in the UK, but has been based in NSW for 25 years. He is a former NSW State President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance (the largest national lawyers group in Australia) and current committee member of the ALA and the Personal Injuries Common Law Committee of the NSW Bar Association. Richard regularly gives papers at legal seminars and conferences in personal injury related subjects. He is admitted to practice in England, Wales, most States of Australia and Western Samoa. He has chambers both in Sydney and London.
Karen Bulluss, Principal, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Karen is a Principal within the firm's Insurance division. She has been defending claims on behalf of major insurers since 2003. She specialises in resolving all types of CTP claims arising out of motor vehicle accidents and is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law. From 1 December 2017 until 1 March 2021, when the NSW Personal Injury Commission commenced, Karen was appointed as a DRS Claims Assessor by the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority. During her appointment, she assessed and delivered decisions on Claims Assessment disputes relating to liability and damages. She has also been published in the Law Society of NSW Journal. Karen regularly provides training seminars to insurance clients covering topics such as indemnity, blameless accidents, contributory negligence, and Compensation to Relatives claims. She has also provided one-on-one training for her clients' employees with no claims experience and become an informal mentor to new claims staff.
