The NAB North Queensland Law Association Conference 2013

We are pleased to be hosting the NAB North Queensland Law Association 2013 on 24 and 25 May 2013 at Rydges Southbank, Townsville.

The conference will cover 3 streams: commercial law, family law, and litigation and for the first time has been endorsed by the Bar Association of Queensland to provide barristers with 10 CPD points (including the compulsory CPD subjects).

Highlights of the conference include:

• The Honourable Justice Susan Kiefel AC of the High Court of Australia presenting the 2013 James Cook University Mayo Lecture: ‘Social Justice and the Constitution – freedoms and protections’.
• The Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Mr Kevin Cocks presenting a paper on diversity and equality in the workplace;
• Mr Edmund Bon Tai Soon presenting an intimate account of the Malaysian Rights Project;
• Hearing first hand from members of the local judiciary: The Honourable Justices Peter Tree and Colin Forrest of the Family Court of Australia, The Honourable Justices David North and James Henry of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Their Honours Judges Stuart Durward and Michael Rackemann of the District Court of Queensland; and
• Live music, drinks and canapés at the ‘Sunset Drinks by the River’ on the Friday evening. 

Download the conference brochure here.

Appellate Advocacy

Presenters: Hon Justice May, Judge of the Appeal Division, Family Court of Australia and the Hon Justice Ainslie-Wallace, Judge of the Appeal Division ,Family Court of Australia

Date: Friday 3 May 2013

Time: 4.00pm — 5.00pm

Venue: Gibbs Room, Inns of Court, 107 North Quay, Brisbane

RSVP: Essential by Monday 29 April 2013

Please email cpd@qldbar.asn.au or complete and return the below registration form

CPD: Code: BAQ1309,1 CPD point, Advocacy strand

Junior Bar Advocacy Course: Expert Evidence Advocacy Series

Chair: The Hon Justice Jackson, Supreme Court of Queensland

Presenters: Sue Brown S.C. and Damien O’Brien

Date: Tuesday 30 April 2013 and Tuesday 7 May 2013

Time: 5.00pm — 6.30pm

Venue: Gibbs Room, Bar Association of Queensland, Ground Floor, 107 North Quay, Brisbane

RSVP: Friday 26 April 2013

CPD: Code: BAQ1308,1 CPD point, Advocacy strand

Working with WorkCover Workshop

MLSQ Working with WorkCover

The Medico-Legal Society of Queensland’s biennial workshop, Working With WorkCover, is being held on Saturday afternoon, 11 May 2013, at the Evan & Mary Thomson Auditorium, Wesley Hospital.  Attached is the invitation outlining all pertinent details.

This pragmatic and interactive workshop is focused on preparing evidence to aid the Q-Comp Tribunals decision-making process. Doctors who attend will gain “hands-on” pointers for improving medico-legal reports.  Solicitors and barristers will benefit from practical tips about preparing and presenting evidence.

Q-Comp CEO, Elizabeth Woods, will discuss the review of the Queensland Workers Compensation Scheme Inquiry

Experienced Q-Comp Tribunal Members, Dr Jennifer Gunn and Dr John North will join Barrister, Andrew Kitchin, to pass on practical points

Janine Reid will provide WorkCover Queensland’s Perspective

Finally, Society members will have the opportunity to ask questions during the facilitated panel session.

CPD Details:

3 CPD points per hour of presentation
1 CPD point per hour of attendance at educational sessions
Strand: Advocacy and Non-Allocated

Accreditation Code:MLSQ130511

Download the brochure here.

Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series 2013

1 CPD point per hour of attendance.

Strand: Non-allocated

Accreditation codes:

9 May at Griffith University, Brisbane: VALLS130509

10 May at Clayton Utz, Brisbane:VALLS130510

13 May at Bond University, Robina:VALLS130513

32nd Annual ALAANZ Conference: 50 Shades of Aviation

5-7 May 2013, Sheraton on the Park Hotel, Sydney

• • Keynote speaker: The Honourable T. F. Bathurst – Chief Justice NSW
  • Airports / Security /DNA analysis (bird strike) – Stephen Byron, Managing Director, Canberra Airport; Dr Rebecca Johnson, Head Australian Centre for Wildlife Genomics, Research & Collections Division, Australia Museum; Barry Peach, Corporate Risk and Compliance Manager, Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd
  • Insurance Session: Greg Rector, Managing Director, Aerosure Asia Pacific Pty Ltd; David Johnston, Partner, Gates and Partners, Singapore

• UAV Session and Panel discussion: James Coyne, Manager, Future Technology and Regulatory Trends, Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA); Professor Duncan Campbell, Director of the Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA), School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queensland University of Technology; Dr Reece Clothier, Senior Lecturer, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University

• International/Domestic Update Session: Nick Humphrey, Legal Advisor, Emirates; Kevin Sutherland, Partner, Clyde & Co LLP US; Richard Davis, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
• Passenger Rights: Michael Gill, Senior Legal Counsel, International Air Transport Association (IATA); Louise-Hélène Senecal, Assistant General Counsel, Air Canada; Kate Eastman SC, Barrister, St James Hall Chambers 
• Aircraft Causality – Mock Mediation:  James Chaplin (Panel Mediator), James Chaplin Mediation Inc, Florida; Stuart Fraenkel, Partner, Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, California; Charles Coleman, Partner, Holland & Knight, San Francisco; Mert Hifzi, Holman Fenwick Willan Singapore LLP, Singapore; Marko Nincovic, QBE, London; Gerard Forlin QC, Barrister, Cornerstone Barristers, London 

For further information visit the ALAANZ website or access the registration form here.

Annual Insurance Intensive 2013: Breaking the Waves

Date:  Thursday, 23 May, 2013 – Friday, 24 May, 2013  Description:

Time: 9: 00am- 5: 00pm

Venue: Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa

Location: Gold Coast

Strand: Ethics, Practice Management and Non – Allocated

CPD pts / hr attendance: 1.0; CPD pts / hr presentation: 3.0

• Keynote address: Insurance industry — dangerous rips – Presenter: Edward Rawnsley, Executive Manager, Professional and Financial Risk Division, Suncorp
• Insolvent trading: Directors and officers – Presenters: David Williams, Partner, Forensic Services, BDO Australia; Mark Brookes, Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Carter Newell Lawyers
• WorkCover and workplace health and safety issues – Presenters: Glenn Ferguson, Chair, WorkCover Queensland; Peter Matthews, Director, Legal and Prosecution Services, Office of Fair and Safe Work Queensland; Scott Falvey, Partner, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
• An ethical approach to mediation – Presenters: Peter Munro, Barrister, Bar Association of Queensland; Professor Laurence Boulle, Bond University
• Product liability – Presenters: Donna Niblock, Senior Underwriter, Crisis Management Solutions, Liberty International Underwriters; Roy Watson, Independent Legal Consultant, USA; Lorraine Gallagher, Partner, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Download the program here .

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