| Program |
Friday, 30 June 2006
'People and problems' |
Saturday, 1 July 2006
'Studies and solutions' |
| 8 – 9 am |
Late registrations |
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| 9 – 9.30 am |
Welcome and official opening by conference co-convenors and special guest speaker |
9.30 – 10.30 am
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Keynote address 1
Sir Anthony Clarke MR
Master of the Rolls, Court of Appeal of England
The current approach of English Courts to problem litigants |
Keynote address 4
Hon. Justice Diana Bryant
Chief Justice, Family Court of Australia
Self-represented and vexatious litigants in the Family Court of Australia |
| 10.30 – 11 am |
Morning tea |
Morning tea |
11 am – 12 pm
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Introduction to keynote address 2 (15 minutes)
Simon Smith
PhD candidate, Monash University Law School
The vexatious litigant sanction: An overview of the first 110 years
Keynote address 2
Dr Grant Lester
Forensicare Victoria
Unusually persistent complainants and vexatious litigants: Identifying the pathological complainant
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Keynote address 5
Professor John McMillan
Ombudsman, Commonwealth of Australia
Persistent complainants to ombudsman offices |
| 12 – 12.45 pm |
Open session 1
Paper 1: Justice Ruth McColl
NSW Court of Appeal
The vexatious litigant: Problems and solutions
Paper 2: Associate Professor Duncan Webb
Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
The unrepresented litigant in the civil arena: Justice of whom?
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Open session 4
Paper 1: Professor Mike Taggart
Alexander Turner Professor of Law, Auckland University
Case studies
Paper 2: TBC
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| 12.45 – 1.45 pm |
Lunch |
Lunch |
| 1.45 – 2.45 pm |
Keynote address 3
Walter Merricks
Chief Ombudsman, Financial Services Ombudsman, England
Persistent, vexatious or disturbed? Experiences in a nation-wide free-access escalated-complaint determination service |
Keynote address 6
Professor Steve Hedley
School of Law, University College Cork
Different approaches to different jurisdictions |
| 2.45 – 3.30 pm |
Open session 2
Paper 1: David Bennett AO QC
Solicitor-General of Australia
Vexatious constitutional litigation
Paper 2: Mike Dunn
Reviewer and mediator, Dispute Resolution Services
Practical challenges in applying theory concerning persistent complainants to dispute resolution practice
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Open session 5
Jürgen Dehn
Former High Court presiding judge, Celle and former Prosecutor-General, Brunswick, Germany
Persistent criminal applicants and complainants in Germany: A judge’s and prosecutor’s experience |
| 3.30 – 4 pm |
Afternoon tea |
Afternoon tea |
| 4 – 5 pm |
Open session 3
Paper 1: Justice RD Nicholson
Federal Court of Australia
Striking a Balance: The Judge's Role
Paper 2: (speaker TBC)
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Open session 6
Dr Ian Freckelton
Barrister, Victorian Bar
Vexatious litigants and complainants: A medico-legal perspective on dilemmas and strategies
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| 5 – 5.30 pm |
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Closing remarks |
| 6 pm |
Conference dinner (delegates must be ready to leave the Prato Centre by 6 pm)
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