Peter Cummings SC opens the conference at the magnificant Taj Hotel in Boston.
Lisa McGuire and Richard Taperell at the welcome drinks.
Beverley Cantle, Suzanne Delbridge-Bailey and Anne Collier enjoy the welcome drinks at the Taj Hotel.
Kathy and Grant Gleeson are all smiles.
Delegates at the welcome drinks.
Diana Favell and daughter Dominique enjoy a drink.
Jann Gardner and John McGuire.
Dina Yehia SC gave an excellent presentation on psychiatric defences in criminal trials.
Eleanor Wheelhouse and Adria Poljak.
Peter Hamill SC discussed “when a patients consent is truly informed”.
Delegates enjoyed a walking tour of Harvard Law School.
The Campton family at Harvard.
Dr Bruce Love enjoys a well earned rest after the Harvard walking tour.
Dr Richard Lees explained the use of radiological investigations in personal injury claims.
Judge Paul Lakatos SC gave an excellent update on medical tribunals in New South Wales.
Kim Morrissey and Justice Bill Johnston enjoy a coffee between sessions.
In New York we held drinks to celebrate the recent appointment of Her Honour Judge Helen Murrell SC as Chief Justice of the ACT Supreme Court.
Helen Kiel examined the regulation of medical practitioners behaving badly.
Delegates had time to ponder the merits of Pollock at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in a private pre-opening tour arranged by Learned Friends.
Judge Helen Murrell and daughter Eleanor in an entertaining role play showing doctors and judicial officers behaving badly.
Eva Lee-Gabriel and Shereden Parker at the Conference dinner.
Liz Maconachie, Judge Kevin Laphorn and Wendy Kleyn.
Mark Robinson SC shared his experience in administrative appeals concerning suspected Medicare fraud.
David Hirsch Barrister discussed the pros and cons of no fault compensation systems.