LegalWise Seminar
Date: Wednesday 25 July 2012
Time: 2.00pm – 5.15pm
Venue: Sofitel Brisbane Central, 249 Turbot Street, Brisbane
Spend an afternoon working through case studies with medical and legal practitioners experienced in the finer points of asbestos litigation and gain a better appreciation of the medicine relating to each and the differences and the impact on liability, evidentiary issues and quantifying damages for Divisible and Indivisible diseases.
Chair and provide commentary: Judge M J Finnane RFD QC, District Court of NSW
Session 1
Preparing and Running a Case Where the Plaintiff has a Divisible Disease
ü Injury- when sustained
ü Pleural Plaques and pain
ü Exposure period- what disease sustained?
ü Use of apportionment guide or otherwise
ü Observations on the medicine
Presented by:
Ross Stenson, Barrister and Mediator; &
Dr David McEvoy, Thoracic Physician, Mater Medical Clinic, Member of the Medical Advisory Panel (Thoracic) for Q-COMP
Session 2
Preparing and Running a Case Where the Plaintiff has a Latent Disease
ü Leading causation decisions
ü The Meaning of an ‘injury’ within the Queensland workers’ compensation scheme by reference to:
ü Compensation and damages
ü When it is sustained
ü Observations on the medicine of divisible/indivisible diseases and sustaining an “injury”.
Presented by:
David Cormack, Barrister, Queensland Bar; &
Dr David McEvoy, Thoracic Physician, Mater Medical Clinic, Member of the Medical Advisory Panel (Thoracic) for Q-COMP
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