Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA)  Victoria Conference program will be released in the coming weeks. Below we have displayed the program highlights. The program will outline all conference sessions across the two days - including the plenary, two concurrent sessions. Some of the key topics to be examined during the conference include: 

PLENARY SESSION HIGHLIGHTS

  • Limitations of actions
    James Plunkett, Barrister, Lennon's List Barristers
  • “The proof is in the preparation: proving your case and maximising damages.” 
    Fiona Ryan, Barrister, Greens List
    Merys Williams, Barrister, Greens List
  • Hypotheticals. A question and answer for on legal ethics
    John Valiotis, Barrister, Victorian Bar 
    Stephen Jurica, Barrister, Lennon's List Barristers
    David O'Brien, Barrister, Lennon's List Barristers
    Kathy Karadimas, Barrister, Lennon's List Barristers
  • Koehler, Kozarov & Bersee: A spectrum emerges in employers' liability for psychiatric injury 
    John Richards KC, Barrister, Gary Taylor 

PLENARY PANELS 

  • TAC panel
    Jeremy King, Principal, Robinson Gill Lawyers
    Geraldine Collins, Principal, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
    Susan Accary, Head of Work and Road Claims, Slater and Gordon Lawyers 
    Megan Caines, Principal, Polaris Lawyers 
    Lauren McKirdy, Senior Manager of TAC Legal, Transport Accident Commission (TAC)
  • Workers compenstion panel 
    Lachlan Fitch, Principal Lawyer, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
    James Casey, Lawyer, Arnold Dallas McPherson Lawyers
    Alisha Muscara, Practice Leader, Slater and Gordon Lawyers
  • Annual case review panel
    Luke Perilli, Barrister, Greens List
    Emily Anderson, Barrister, Lennon's List Barristers 
    Ruby Heffernan, Barrister, Devers List 
    Tim Tobin SC, Barrister, Lennons List Barristers
CONCURRENT STREAM HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Common Law & the community: Tort law's place in social change
    Yusur Al-Azzawi, Barrister, Victorian Bar
    Peter Hamilton, Barrister, Greens List
  • Sifting though the haystack: Discovery obligations in industrial and transport accident claims 
    Catherine Sim, Solicitor, Redlich's Work Injury Lawyers
    Genna Angelowitsch, Barrister, Victorian Bar
  • Judicial review
    Paul Czarnota, Barrister, Victoria Bar
    Andrea Tate, Barrister, Lennon's List  

  • Disasters in spinal surgery: Inherent risk or malpractice?
    Professor Richard Bittar, Clinical Professor and Neurosurgeon, Medicolegal Express and Precision Brain, Spine and Pain Centre
  • How Can Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers Harness ‘Big Data’ To Win a Claim For Damages? A Case Study
    Nick Mann, Founder and Principal, Polaris Lawyers
    Hamish Kelly, Lawyer, Polaris Lawyers 
  • Managing Difficult Personalities in Mediations & Beyond
    Emily Barnes, Mediator, DEWBERRY Mediations
  • Limitations of Actions 
    James Plunkett, Barrister, Lennon's List