Course description
Practitioners involved in drafting witness statements in clinical negligence claims need to ensure they understand the specific requirements of form and content that set them apart from other witness statements generally.
Barrister David Pilling presents this concise and informative webinar which will unpick these nuances so that you are fully equipped with the knowledge to draft effective witness statements in this context, from the perspective of both claimants and defendants.
It will cover who needs to give evidence where there may be many caregivers or clinicians, what is and is not opinion evidence in a defendant’s witness statements, and much more.
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Training Course Content
Introduction
This bite-sized webinar is aimed at all those involved in drafting witness statements in clinical negligence claims.
The webinar will focus on the nuances and specific requirements of drafting whether for a Claimant or Defendant and assumes a working knowledge of the format and content of witness statements generally.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Who needs to give evidence where they may be many caregivers for example, or many clinicians involved in some aspect of the Claimant’s care
- Defendant’s witness statements - what is and what is not opinion evidence and therefore the proper boundaries of clinicians’ witness statements
- Records v recollection - a recap of the caselaw as it informs statement drafting where there are factual issues about either the accuracy or the completeness of the records
- Consent cases - the need for a cogent explanation from a Claimant as to why they would have declined or postponed the index surgery
- General hints and tips
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