This one-day course, designed specifically for clinical negligence lawyers, will cover a range of topics, bringing you fully up to date on all developments, including:
- News: The latest on reforms to help you prepare and future-proof your practice
- Breach of Duty: Topics and themes from recent judgments
- Psychiatric Injury: Where are we now with secondary victim claims arising out of clinical negligence?
- Causation: The latest on but for/material contribution and indivisible/divisible injuries as well where “scope of duty” issues fit in
- Quantum: Current topics affecting clinical negligence claims
- Procedure: Issue/service, case/costs management, expert evidence, with tactics and pitfalls
- Costs and Funding: Solicitor and own client costs challenges; irrecoverable costs when acting for children or protected parties; Part 36; other current topics.
- Future: What is on the horizon?