This course deals with strategic and tactical considerations for experiences practitioners litigating claims, with all the latest cases and topics.

Including all the latest cases the day will cover:

• Strategic use of the protocols
• Tactics and pitfalls with issue and service (including electronic service)
• Using statements of case to identify the real issues
• Effective case and costs management (including allocation to the fast track, intermediate track and multi-track)
• Issues with disclosure
• Dealing with factual evidence
• Obtaining permission for dealing with exchange of and general tactics relating to expert evidence
• Effective use of ADR and ways of achieving settlement
• Dealing with listing and trial
• Issues relating to fixed costs: including the scope of fixed costs, escapes and Part 36 topics