Course description
Damages in brain injury cases are increasing and, as a result, they are being defended more thoroughly meaning that practitioners will need a keener awareness of the key issues to secure the best outcomes for their clients.
Jonathan Peacock presents this six module webinar box set which offers an essential strategic overview of the more difficult claims you are likely to face.
The topics covered are planning your case; expert evidence; witness statements, disclosure and case management; moderate brain injury and complex presentations; and proceedings. With practical tips, insights and mini case studies throughout, you will improve your litigation strategy and learn to more easily gain your client’s trust.
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Introduction
This box set is for personal injury practitioners handling moderately severe brain injury cases. It offers an essential strategic and tactical overview of the handling of these most difficult of claims.
Damages in brain injury cases are increasing and with more at stake these claims are often defended robustly and practitioners need a keen awareness of the issues in play.
This box set aims to provide an overview of brain injury litigation which will enable you to develop your skills and learn how to manage brain injury litigation in a way which creates trust and confidence in the client and secure best outcomes.
The box set offers practical tips and insights, with mini case studies throughout, from a practitioner with 25 years' experience of the field who will present a straightforward plan for improving your approach to litigating complex personal injury cases.
Module 1 Planning your Case - Initial Considerations
This module will include the following:
- Moderately severe brain injury - JCG/Mayo
- Taking instructions
- Case planning and case theory
- Chronology
- Initial evidence gathering
- The letter of claim
- Rehabilitation, INAs and interim payments
Module 2 Evidence 1 - Experts
This module will include the following:
- The team
- Instructions
- Classification of brain injury - JCG/Mayo
- Selection, review and management of experts
- Joint experts
- Common issues - epilepsy risk, life expectancy, exaggeration of deficits
Module 3 Evidence 2 - Witness Statements, Disclosure and Case Management
This module will include the following:
- Documents
- The Claimant's statement
- Other supporting statements
- The role of the Brain Injury Case Manager
- Surveillance
Module 4 Moderate Brain Injury and Complex Presentations
The module will include the following:
Module 5 Proceedings
This module will include the following:
- When to issue
- Use of counsel
- Pleadings
- Directions and budgeting
- Interim payments and costs interim payments
- Part 35 questions and expert meetings
Module 6 ADR and Settlement
This module will include the following:
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