Personal Injury Update 2021- Online Half Day Conference.
Thu 20 May 2021 1:30 PM - 5:15 PM BST
Online, Zoom
Description
PERSONAL INJURY UPDATE: HOT TOPICS AND NEW TWISTS ON PERRENNIAL PROBLEMS
This online half day conference covers a range of topical and important subjects for lawyers and experts, ranging from COVID 19 PI claims through to the concussion crisis and the role of expert evidence in PI cases. 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 19 colleagues from the same organisation can participate completely free of change.
Price: £210. Please note: this is a per organisation price, so you and up to 19 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.
Also, if you are booking more than say 14 delegates, it is probably better to make two bookings of half the number of delegates each, starting with the paying delegate and then adding half the free delegates to that booking and then creating a new booking for the rest of the free delegates. The reason for this is that the booking platform time-out kicks in perhaps too quickly and you can loose all the information you inputted.
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
- COVID 19 personal injury claims
- Expert evidence in PI cases
- The concussion crisis
- Dishonesty in PI claims
- Trips and slips
- Special accommodation
- PI procedural update
- Case law update
Speakers:
Michael Rawlinson QC, Kings Chambers
Charles Bagot QC, Hardwicke
Bruno Gil, Old Square Chambers
Robert Parkin, 1 Chancery Lane
Victoria Webb. Old Square Chambers
Colm Nugent, Hardwicke
Rosalie Snocken, Old Square Chambers
Speakers details:
Speakers details:
Michael Rawlinson QC, Kings Chambers
Michael’s main area of practice arises from claims where historic exposure to any bodily insult is argued to have led to late-onset sequelae. Predominantly this arises in respect of asbestos exposure leading to the contraction of cancer but there are few toxic agents which he has not encountered in litigation. Michael is regularly instructed in litigation aimed at resolving ‘generic’ issues, the value of which stretches across very large numbers of cases with combined values exceeding beyond £100m (and in the case of Plaques and Fairchild running into £Billions). As a concomitant to his ‘long-tail’ work Michael has experience in product liability claims. In addition to this work, he also specialises in military claims and catastrophic injury however caused. Michael thoroughly enjoys seeking to develop new areas of personal injury litigation and points within already-established areas. He is, at present, instructed by two families who claim the deaths of their respective relatives were caused by those relatives being exposed, whilst working as aircrew, to contaminated recycled air within commercial aircraft.
Charles Bagot QC, Hardwicke
For more than a dozen years, Charles has been recommended in the legal directories as a leading practitioner. He took silk in 2018 and is a specialist barrister in the fields of personal injury, clinical negligence, civil procedure and related insurance issues. He sits as a Recorder (Crime & Civil) and as a Deputy Queen’s Bench Master and is an appointed panel member (and Chair) of the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal. Charles’ practice is in acting for Claimants and Defendants in complex and high value injury and clinical negligence claims as well as having a particular specialism in secondary victim litigation and fatal accident claims. He has advised major insurers in various high value cases being litigated in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas and Gibraltar respectively. He has acted as an expert witness on English law in foreign jurisdictions. He is sought after by insurers for cases where fraud and exaggeration are suspected in high value injury and clinical negligence claims.
Bruno Gil, Old Square Chambers
Bruno Gil specialises in personal injury and clinical negligence work. He offers the full range of advocacy, advisory and drafting services, representing both defendants and claimants. With a BSc and MSc in biological sciences, Bruno has a good grasp of medical issues. He is increasingly instructed in claims involving complex injuries, including CRPS, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury and spinal injury. He has recently been appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel. He previously worked for a solicitors specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence. During his professional training Bruno won three national advocacy competitions. He attained a further prize in an international mediation tournament.
Robert Parkin, 1 Chancery Lane
Robert Parkin's has a thriving personal injury practice and regularly appears in a wide range of claims from the very straightforward to the very complex, including involvement in a million-pound claim for damages arising from brain injuries. He also accepts instructions for damages arising from medical negligence. Robert welcomes instructions for preparation of advice on quantum, whether for the purposes of valuation for issue, potential settlement, or pending infant approval actions. Robert has held a number of roles in the legal sector, having previously been a paralegal advocate, solicitor, a solicitor-advocate. He brings this range of expertise to the bar and uses it to find innovative solutions to common problems- having often faced similar problems himself at one time in practice. Robert has also developed a public profile as an expert commentator and is a regular TV news expert guest commentating on legal issues
Victoria Webb. Old Square Chambers
Victoria Webb has a busy practice with a wide client base. She specialises in clinical negligence, personal injury and regulatory work. Victoria was called to the Bar in July 2009. Before then, she worked for Amnesty International as a specialist researcher and lobbyist on human rights issues and legislation relating to the Russian Federation. She is a member of the C Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown.
Colm Nugent, Hardwicke
Colm is a specialist barrister in the fields of personal injury and related insurance issues. Colm acts for both Claimants and Defendants in all aspects of injury and related disputes with a particular focus on lower limb injuries, subtle brain injury (especially those leading to an increased risk of dementia), complex loss of earnings claims, hand injuries and long-term loss claims as well as fatalities. He is an acknowledged specialist in claims concerning the application of the Defective Premises Act, which has taken him to the Court of Appeal this year. He is sought after by insurers for cases where fraud and exaggeration are suspected and has had success at striking out a number of such claims. Colm lectures regularly on the CPR, litigation tactics, defending fraud claims, bringing complex loss claims and issues arising from disability and interpretation of the Ogden reduction factors. Colm is also an accredited ADR Group Mediator. Colm regularly speaks at training events, seminars, and webinars
Rosalie Snocken, Old Square Chambers
Roz is regularly instructed in a wide variety of personal injury claims, on behalf of Claimants and Defendants, for both advocacy and written work.
Roz’s experience covers the following types of claims:
- Road traffic claims, including claims by/against drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians;
- Highway s41 failure to maintain and nuisance claims;
- Occupiers’ liability and Defective Premises matters;
- Accidents at work and other employers’ liability claims (including those related to upper limb disorders and other manual handling matters);
- Industrial disease claims (including involving noise-induced hearing loss, COSHH, HAVS, asthma and work-related musculo-skeletal disorders including repetitive strain conditions);
- Claims involving harassment, discrimination and/or stress at work (for which Roz is able to draw on her knowledge derived from her employment practice);
- Product liability matters;
- Claims by pupils against schools/local authorities;
Prior to practice at the Bar she worked for a national firm’s Serious Injury Team dealing with RTC, employer’s liability, and occupiers’ liability cases,
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