Annual Personal Injury Update 2026 - A Live Online Conference.

PERSONAL INJURY UPDATE: HOT TOPICS AND NEW TWISTS ON PERENNIAL PROBLEMS 

This online half day conference, with 5 KCs on the speakers' panel, covers a range of topical and important subjects for lawyers and experts (See below for topics covered). This is the ideal opportunity to keep up to date with the latest developments and new twists on some perennial problems.

The conference can be streamed live to your desktop, laptop or phone or you can watch the recording whenever you want. In either case you will receive a recording of the complete conference. If you book just one place, then up to 20 colleagues from the same organisation can participate completely free of charge.

Price: £249. Please note: this is a per organisation price, so you and up to 20 of your colleagues can participate at no extra cost, even if they are viewing it from a different location or at a different time. You can participate in the conference live or watch the recorded version whenever you want. In each case you will receive a recording of the complete conference after the event.

For firms with four or less partners, you can purchase a single place at the conference for £99 + VAT

Who should attend? 

The conference will appeal to solicitors, barristers, medical professionals, expert witnesses, NHS Trusts and Private Health Providers, insurers and associations, health and safety advisers, engineering experts, RTA specialists, accountants etc

Topics to be covered

-Causation After the Latest Appellate Decisions: Where Are the Courts Heading?

-Update on Material Contribution

-Disclosure in the Digital Age: Social Media, Devices and Surveillance Evidence

-HMCTS Damages Claim Portal: Common pitfalls, Impact on case management, Strategic considerations

-Lost Years Claims

-Fundamental Dishonesty

-Churchill in Practice: ADR Strategy and Avoiding Cost Sanctions in PI Claims

Speakers

Niazi Fetto KC, 2 Temple Gardens

Hugh Preston KC, 7BR

Richard Baker KC, 7BR

Richard Booth KC, 1 Crown Office Row

Owain Thomas, KC 1 Crown Office Row

Masood Ahmed, Associate Professor of Law, University of Leicester

Elahe Youshani, 18 St John Street Chambers

Liam Ryan, Old Square Chambers  

Kiril Waite, Old Square Chambers

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the conference, delegates should be better able to:

• Understand recent developments in causation and material contribution in personal injury litigation
• Assess the practical implications of recent appellate decisions for case preparation and settlement strategy
• Identify disclosure risks arising from social media, digital devices and surveillance evidence
• Avoid common pitfalls when using the HMCTS Damages Claim Portal
• Recognise the key issues arising in lost years claims
• Advise more confidently on allegations of fundamental dishonesty
• Understand the practical impact of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil on ADR strategy and costs sanctions
• Apply recent legal developments to the conduct, valuation and resolution of personal injury claims

Important Notes about Booking

1. Payment can be made by credit or debit card or alternatively by invoice. The option to pay by invoice is below the pay by card option in the booking form

2. If you have more than 21 delegates, then extra delegates are £20 each. Please see booking form

3. If you don't have the complete list of who will be attending you can book for those that you know will be attending and add the others at a later date

4. If you would like to submit questions in advance please send them to info@legaltrainingconsultancy.co.uk

5. Please ensure that, when booking, you get colleagues' email addresses entirely correct as failure to do so will probably mean that they will not receive joining instructions

About The Legal Training Consultancy

The Legal Training Consultancy is a full-service training consultancy with a large portfolio of in-house courses and trainers. You can find out more here: www.legaltrainingconsultancy.co.uk. We have individually been responsible for putting together a vast number of law related conferences, webinars, seminars, videos and e-learning modules from 1987 onwards. Altogether substantially more than 2000.