In today's dynamic legal landscape, it remains crucial for your legal team to stay updated on the latest developments.
You must certify to the SRA that you are competent. This course gives you exactly what you need at a time of massive change.
Our APIL Personal Injury Update is a full-day training course designed to provide the latest insight into practice, procedure, and case law in the personal injury sector. Delivered by renowned expert practitioners, this event offers practical tips and early insights into sector developments, equipping and empowering your teams and your practice for the new era. With options to attend in London or Manchester, as well as the option to purchase a recorded version, we aim to make this training accessible and convenient for you.
By the end of the course, attendees will have gained invaluable knowledge and be in stronger position to offer enhanced client service while remaining competitive in the field. Moreover, staying informed about changes in regulations, laws and procedures is essential for compliance and avoiding potential legal issues.
Topics covered in the course include:
Road Traffic Collisions:
- Ex Turpi Causa
- Hire charges and the absence of an MOT certificate
- Making off without paying for a taxi
- Heavy Goods Vehicles
- Duty to other more vulnerable road users
- Contributory negligence
Employers Liability:
- Work at height
- Ladders
- Construction sites
Negligence, public and occupier’s liability update:
- Motor sport accidents
- Duties of organisers and governing bodies
- Standards for barriers at racetracks
- Sports Injuries
- Psychiatric harm and spyware on mobile phones
- State Immunity
- Battery and false imprisonment
- Use of tasers
- Liability of Ambulance Service for sexual assault
- Supermarket slips and trips
- Inferring negligence
- Res ipsa loquitur
- Public authority liability
- For third party harm
- Misfeasance in public office
- Dental injuries
- Liability of credit card companies for poor treatment
- Cyclists and public authority liability for the highway
Procedure and Costs:
- CPR Update
- Deductions from damages – the latest from the Supreme Court
- The implications for retainers and bills of costs
- Vulnerability and guidance on the appointment of an intermediary
- Fundamental Dishonesty
- Surveillance Footage
- Meaning of personal injury – claims against the police for false imprisonment
- Without prejudice letters and the need for care
- Medical report fees
- Defects in pleadings and strike out applications
- Injunctions and restoration of social media posts
- Part 36 and service quiz