Professor Peter Cane

Professor Peter Cane from the Australian National University will present the 2007 McPherson Law Lecture Series.

Professor Cane will present three seminars in the Series under the topic “The Political Economy of Personal Injury Law”:

• Politics – Monday 19 March
• Economics – Tuesday 20 March
• The Political Economy of a Mixed System – Thursday 22 March

Peter Cane has been Professor of Law in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University since 1997.  For 20 years prior to this he taught at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, successively as a lecturer, reader and professor.

His main research interests lie in the law of obligations, focusing on tort law and in public law, with a focus on administrative law.

“The tidal wave of legislation following the insurance crisis and the Ipp Review in 2002 seems to have subsided, momentarily at least”, said Professor Cane.

“It is an appropriate time to take stock and to rethink some of the large underlying questions about personal injury law that have perhaps not received as much attention as they deserve in the politically charged debates of recent years”.

“As a result of events in 2002, personal injury law is being monitored more closely than it was before the crisis”, said Professor Cane.

“As the impact of the post-Ipp legislation becomes clearer, attention will inevitably turn to the fundamental issues and questions discussed in these lectures”.

Professor Cane believes his seminars will be of benefit not only to the legal profession but also to the insurance industry, the medical profession, local government authorities, the non-profit welfare sector, providers of sporting and recreational services and policy-makers.

The seminars will be held from 5.30 – 7.30pm at the Banco Court, Supreme Court Building, Brisbane.  Attendance is free however registration is essential.  Registrations close 15 March 2007.

CPD points are available.

For more information, visit www.law.uq.edu.au/mcpherson to register online or contact the Research Office by email research@law.uq.edu.au.