Course description
This virtual classroom seminar is aimed at experienced practitioners who want ideas and tactics for the best way to approach loss of earnings claims from a Claimant and Defendant perspective. It is also useful for practitioners moving into higher value multi-track work.
Presented by expert barrister Colm Nugent, the session will provide the opportunity to ask questions and some practical exercises. Topics discussed will include the new Ogden 8 tables including definitions of disability, when Blamire/Smith is the better option, and the use of the reduction factors and the variables. Claims for undocumented workers will also be explore, along with income claims where the ‘actual’ income and the ‘declared’ income are at variance, the use of medical experts to support/undermine claims, and much more.
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Training Course Content
Introduction
This virtual classroom seminar is aimed at experienced practitioners who want ideas and tactics for the best way to approach loss of earnings claims from a Claimant and Defendant perspective. It is also useful for practitioners moving into higher value multi-track work.
There will be the opportunity to ask questions and some practical exercises.
What You Will Learn
This live and interactive session will cover the following:
- In-depth consideration of the new Ogden 8 tables including definitions of disability
- When is Blamire/Smith the better option?
- Use of the reduction factors and the variables
- Loss of earnings claims for the undocumented worker
- Loss of earnings claims where the Claimant is the key person in a small business
- Husband/wife partnerships where the ‘active’ partner is injured, and the ‘sleeping’ partner is not
- Income claims where the ‘actual’ income and the ‘declared’ income are at variance
- The use of medical experts to support/undermine loss of income claims
- Loss of pension - the tactical considerations
- Do’s and don’ts when collating schedules of loss
- When to deploy
- Accountancy evidence
- Forensic accountancy evidence
- Employment reports
- Rehabilitation reports
- Pension experts
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