A new Personal Injury Commission (PIC) will be established in NSW on 1 March 2021. The PIC is a single, independent tribunal for injured people claiming against the compulsory third party (CTP) and workers compensation insurance schemes. The PIC will replace the existing Workers Compensation Commission and SIRA's Dispute Resolution Services that currently manage disputes involving injured workers and road...
The Commercial Law Section presents a specialist panel discussing recent trends in the funding, conduct and settlement of class actions following the High Court's decision in BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster [2019] HCA 45. Topics include the fate of common fund orders post-Brewster, competing class actions and security for costs against litigation funders.
It is unsurprising given audio/visual recording capability now being available on most mobile telephones that the courts exercising family law jurisdiction are frequently confronted with parties seeking to rely upon such evidence at trials or interim hearings, or that at a preliminary stage, Counsel are asked to advise whether such evidence can be relied upon. This seminar will look at...
A number of charitable organisations (as well as the Courts themselves) run programs to assist people in need to obtain legal services on a pro bono basis. RACS is such an organisation. It assists people seeking asylum in Australia to obtain legal advice and, where appropriate, representation, including where an application for a protection visa has been refused. RACS and...
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