Geoffrey Hancy - Barrister

Papers // Professional Liability

  • "Conferral and Use of the Title ‘Senior Counsel’ in Western Australia"

    Paper presented to the Council of the Western Australian Bar Association, June 2015. Updated to December 2015

    Download 406kB PDF
  • "The Year That Was 2015 – A Selection of Western Australian Insurance Law Cases"

    Australian Insurance Law Association Seminar, 15 December 2015

    Download 78kB PDF
  • "Where it Can Go Wrong for Lawyers – Professional Responsibilities and Liabilities"

    LexisNexis, Property Law 2011, March 2011

    Download 46kB PDF
  • "Duty of care owed by a medical practitioner"

    Legalwise Seminars, Medical Negligence under the Microscope, May 2009.

    Download 31kB PDF
  • "Proportionate Liability – 3 Years On"

    Australian Insurance Law Association (WA Branch) Seminar, Proportionate Liability – 3 Years On, 21 May 2008.

    Download 49kB PDF
  • "Proportionate Liability – What is it and why do we have it?"

    Law Society of Western Australia Seminar Proportionate Liability, July 2005

  • "Proportionate Liability in Negligence for Property Damage and Pure Economic Loss: A Case Against"

    Australian Insurance Law Association Seminar, Proportionate Liability for Property Damage and Pure Economic Loss, April 2003

  • "Recent Developments in Medical Negligence"

    Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association (WA Branch), State Conference, May 2003.

  • "Conflict of Interest"

    Law Society of Western Australia Seminar, Costs of Conflict – Terms of Engagement, June 2002

    Download 58kB PDF
  • "Medical Negligence"

    Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association (WA Branch), State Conference, May 2002

  • "Agricultural Consultants and Legal Risks"

    Association of Australian Agricultural Consultants, State Conference, August 2001

  • "Damages for Loss of a Chance"

    Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association (WA Branch), State Conference, May 2001

  • "Contributory Negligence in Professional Indemnity Insurance Cases"

    Law Society of Western Australia Seminar, Practical Issues in Insurance Law, 1996

  • "Limiting Liability for Professional Negligence"

    A Lawyer’s Perspective”, Australian Insurance Law Association (WA Branch) Seminar, Limitation of Professional Liability, 1994

  • "Recent Developments in Limitation of Professional and Occupational Liability"

    (1993) 3 Australian Legal Practice 17

  • "Proposals for Statutory Limitation of Professional and Occupational Liability"

    WA Corporate Lawyers AssociationSeminar, 19 February 1992

  • "The Law – Dilemmas and Dangers for Hospitals and Health Professionals"

    Paper delivered at combined symposium of the Australian College of Health Service Administrators and Australian Nursing Federation, 1989

Back to top