- Intermediate/Introductory *12 hours CPD
Accredited by APIL - Litigator
This is a structured two day course designed for those practitioners wishing to gain a good practical grounding in this field. It is suitable for Trainees, Newly Qualified solicitors and paralegals who have had little or no grounding at the academic stage, for those returning after a career break and those wishing to change specialisms.
Grounds for Personal Injury liability
- Road Traffic accidents
- Accidents at work
- Occupiers Liability
- Children
- Claims for psychiatric injury
Statements of Case
- Analysing fact, evidence and law
- Preparation of Particulars of Claim and a case study workshop
Pre-Commencement Protocols
- Funding-Conditional Fee Arrangements
- Preparation for Trial and evidence
- Part 36 Offers
Issuing Court Proceedings
- Preparation of necessary documentation
- Small, Fast and Multi Track Claims
- The effective use of allocation questionnaires
- Interlocutory matters
- Disclosure-lists of documents
Selecting and Instructing Expert Witnesses
Quantum
- Heads of damage
- Schedules of Loss
Preparation for Trial
- Witness Statements
- Expert evidence