Training prospectus:
spring/summer 2015
Training prospectus: spring/summer 2015
Contents (in date order)
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Webinars
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The law of damages
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Trips, slips and other mishaps – the essentials
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Clinical negligence – intermediate
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PI update – spring 2015
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APIL silver anniversary conference 2015
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APIL charity golf day 2015
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Accidents at work – the essentials
8
A comprehensive guide to running a successful asbestos claim
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Accidents at work 2015
9
Portals, protocols and fast track 2015
10
Clinical negligence update 2015
10
Client care 2015
11
Fatal accidents
11
Running a brain injury case – the fundamentals
12
APIL military claims conference 2015
12
Motor liability update
13
Clinical negligence – advanced
13
Training the trainers
14
Professional negligence: Jackson`s marketplace reloaded
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APIL annual advanced brain and spinal cord injury conference 2015
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APIL webinars 2015
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Reaney v University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust [2014]
20 February 2015 - 12:00 - 13:00 - presented by John McQuater
This webinar will:
• review and explain the decision
• analyse the distinction between causation necessary to establish liability and the subsequent assessment of damages
• explain how this decision affects expert evidence, schedules and assessment of quantum
Procedure review: spring 2015
9 March 2015 - 12:00 - 13:00 - presented by Frances McCarthy and John McQuater
What’s been happening in the courts plus the new rules: part 1
30 March 2015 - 13:00 - 14:00 - presented by Gary Barker and Brett Dixon
All the latest developments in court decisions on costs issues such as: • success fee recoverability
• the effect of loss of capacity on retainer/costs
• has the 25% threshold been reached in a detailed costs assessment?
• the latest changes to the rules which will include MedCo; Part 36; success fee from child/protected party damages
• guideline hourly rates
• J codes and the new Bill of Costs
• success fee recoverability (mesothelioma)
Developments in the portals and fast-track – is it working and how to make it
work
22 June 2015
- 13:00 - 14:00 - presented by Gary Barker and Brett Dixon
• Expert fees
• Draper v Newport – mistakes and errors
• Kilby v Brown – dangers of coming out of the portal on mistakes • Bewicke-Copley v Ibeh
• New Part 36 and 95/5 liability offers
What’s been happening in the courts: part 2
28 July 2015
- 13:00 - 14:00 - presented by Gary Barker and Brett Dixon
This webinar will be an up-to-the-minute recap of what has been happening in the past few months. It will cover the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill and bring listeners fully up-to-scratch on the important cases and facts to succeed in daily practice.
What’s been happening in the courts plus the new rules: part 3
21 September 2015
- 13:00 - 14:00 - presented by Gary Barker and Brett Dixon
This webinar will cover everything that has been happening in the courts over the past few months.
It will cover all the latest court decisions plus any proposed legislation as well as all the October rule changes.
Procedure review: autumn 2015
19 October 2015 - 12:00 - 13:00 - presented by Frances McCarthy and John McQuater
Multi-track cases maximising costs whilst getting the best result for your client
7 December 2015
- 13:00 - 14:00 - presented by Gary Barker and Brett Dixon
This webinar will be an update on the latest court decisions. It will cover all the latest court decisions plus any proposed legislation.
In particular this webinar will bring you fully up-to-date on: • costs budgeting
• indemnity costs v fixed costs • provisional assessments
Accreditation: APIL – all levels 1 CPD hour
The law of damages
London – 4 February 2015
Manchester – 12 February 2015
Bristol – 3 March 2015
This course has been revised to take into account recent developments and case law. This training
aims to give you the knowledge and expertise to prepare schedules of damages to ensure your
client recovers all relevant heads of loss.
Topics to be covered on the day include:
• pain, suffering and loss of amenity
• loss of earnings including Ogden 7
• care
• loss of leisure opportunities
• provisional damages
• interim payments
• mitigation of loss
• interest
• obtaining evidence and witness
statements in support of damages claim
• loss of congenial employment
• DIY
• accommodation
Speaker:
Malcolm Underhill,
APIL fellow, IBB Solicitors
Malcolm Underhill is a partner at IBB Solicitors,
in West London.
Having begun his career in the insurance
industry over 25 years ago, he has a broad
range of experience, having acted for both
defendants and claimants during that period.
He is a member of the Law Society’s Personal
Injury Accreditation Scheme and fellow of APIL.
He is co-ordinator of APIL damages special
interest group.
He focuses on serious head injury and child
abuse work.
Malcolm is listed as a leader in his field by
Chambers UK Legal Directory. He trains
personal injury solicitors around the UK on
behalf of the Association of Personal Injury
Lawyers.
Programme
*09:00 Registration and refreshments 09:30 Welcome and introduction 09:40 Session one
• general damages • relationship breakdown • schedule of special damages • loss of earnings
• housekeeping and DIY 11:00 Refreshment break
11:15 Session two
• dishonesty/exaggeration • loss of congenial employment • Ogden Tables 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Session three • periodical payments • interim payments • nursing care 15:15 Refreshment break 15:30 Session four • medical expenses • accommodation • provisional damages • interest • mitigation of loss • witness statements 17:00 Close
*Topics and timings subject to change
Accreditation: APIL – senior litigator and above The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Clinical negligence -
intermediate
London – 6 February 2015
Manchester – 27 February 2015
This course follows on from where
‘Clinical negligence - the fundamentals’
left off...
Designed for the more experienced clinical
negligence practitioner looking to improve on their existing range of skills and abilities, and to further their practical knowledge and experience.
This full-day course will include:
• funding clinical negligence claims – issues
over public funding, CFAs, DBAs and LEI
• effective use of the Clinical Disputes
Protocol
• practical issues regarding disclosure of
medical records
• choosing an expert – what you really need
to know
• the conference with the expert – proving the
case and testing the evidence
• breach and causation, Bolam, Bolitho,
Bailey and Leigh
• drafting and agreeing agendas for joint
expert meetings
• best practice and ways to run clinical
negligence cases efficiently and profitably
• practice, procedure and tactics with Part 36
• and much more…
"Most enjoyable and lively training day I
have attended for some time."
Speaker:
John McQuater
, APIL senior fellow and past
president, Atherton Godfrey
Accreditation: APIL – senior litigator and above
The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Trips, slips and other mishaps -
the essentials
London – 5 February 2015
Manchester – 26 February 2015
This course has been designed to help you find the right piece of law to maximise the potential recovery of compensation for your client.
In addition to the common law, there are a host of regulations and statutes that relate to this area, impacting in different ways with very different, often surprising, standards of care.
Key topics include:
• occupiers’ liability to lawful visitors and
trespassers
• duties to children and workers
• shop and supermarket slips and trips
• liability for fire
• highway trips
• contributory negligence
• all the latest
Speaker:
John McQuater
, APIL senior fellow and past
president, Atherton Godfrey
John McQuater is a partner and head of
litigation at Atherton Godfrey, Doncaster. He
was president of APIL between 2009 and 2010
and was re-elected to the EC in 2012.
John is a senior fellow of APIL, a member of
the Law Society personal injury and clinical
negligence accreditation schemes and an APIL
accredited clinical negligence specialist.
He is also an author in the APIL Guide series,
published by Jordans, as well as a member of
the editorial board of JPIL.
Accreditation: APIL – litigator The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Personal injury update - spring 2015
Cardiff - 24 February 2015
Leeds - 5 March 2015
Newcastle - 6 March 2015
Dorchester - 9 March 2015
Exeter - 10 March 2015
Bristol - 11 March 2015
Birmingham - 12 March 2015
Nottingham - 13 March 2015
Gatwick - 17 March 2015
London - 18 March 2015
Manchester - 25 March 2015
Liverpool - 26 March 2015
Blackpool - 27 March 2015
Speakers:
John McQuater
, APIL senior fellow and past president, Atherton Godfrey
John McQuater is a partner and head of litigation at Atherton Godfrey, Doncaster. He was president
of APIL between 2009 and 2010 and was re-elected to the EC in 2012.
John is a senior fellow of APIL, a member of the Law Society personal injury and clinical negligence
accreditation schemes and an APIL accredited clinical negligence specialist.
He is also an author in the APIL Guide series, published by Jordans, as well as a member of the
editorial board of JPIL.
Nigel Tomkins,
APIL treasurer and fellow, Nigel Tomkins Consultancy
Nigel Tomkins is an independent training and legal consultant. He is the treasurer and a
fellow of APIL and he is also the digest editor of JPIL. Nigel is a working consultant with
solicitors Freeth Cartwright LLP and has over 30 years’ experience as a specialist personal
injury lawyer.
This course, presented by APIL treasurer Nigel Tomkins and EC member John McQuater,
will provide a full personal injury update on many subjects including:
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
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asbestos liability developments
employers’ liability update:
• manual handling
• work equipment
damages issues update:
• interim payments
• conflict of laws
• pre-existing conditions
• brain damage
• alleged malingering
clinical negligence update:
• bad character evidence
• credibility
• similar fact evidence
CPR update:
• more on service issues
• default judgments problems
• Part 36 developments
• portals mistakes
• QOCS clarity
RTA liability update:
• accidents at junctions
• accidents to children
• evidence and appeals
• exclusion of liability
• ex turpi causa defences
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APIL annual conference 2015
23 – 24 April 2015
The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Gwent
Silver anniversary conference
Principal sponsor
:
Special guest - Simon Weston OBE - keynote speaker
• Practical and relevant training for all PI practitioners, vital and essential updates and
great networking opportunities
• Packed two-day programme which includes a mixture of plenary and seminar sessions
• Supporting events include the APIL charity golf day, AGM and Thursday evening gala
dinner
• Exhibition with around 60 organisations, showcasing their products and services to our
members. Meet them for an informal chat and find out how they can help you and your
firm!
• Event dedicated to APIL members only
Residential package includes attendance at both days of the conference, access to the
exhibition, refreshments and meals throughout the two days, notes to accompany the event, a
ticket to the gala dinner and overnight accommodation on Thursday, 23 April.
Please contact the APIL office on 0115 958 0585 for more information
APIL charity golf day 2015 in aid of Brain Injury is BIG
Kindly sponsored by
22 April 2015
Taking place on the day prior to APIL's silver anniversary annual conference, we are delighted to be returning to the famous 'Twenty Ten Course' at the Celtic Manor Resort for APIL's 16th annual charity golf
day.
This event always sells out quickly so we would encourage you to book your place nice and early, to avoid disappointment.
• Shotgun start at 11am
• Canapes and presentation of prizes at around 5.45pm
• Prizes will be awarded for both individual and team Stableford coming 1st, 2nd and 3rd, together
with longest drive and nearest the pin
£180 + VAT for individual £675 + VAT for a team of 4
A comprehensive guide to
running a successful asbestos
claim
Manchester – 1 May 2015
London – 30 June 2015
Nicholas Bevan and Daniel Easton will
deliver a comprehensive A to Z guide to
running successful asbestos disease claims
from start to finish
This intensive one-day course is aimed at trainees and practitioners wanting to re-skill themselves in this highly technical area of industrial disease practice so they can master the intricacies of running an asbestos disease claim.
The course is also suited to existing industrial disease specialists and team leaders seeking to refresh and update their know-how and expertise in this fast developing field of practice.
The course will cover:
• use of asbestos and the diseases it causes • knowledge amongst defendants, proving
foresight and establishing liability
• analysis of legislation and how to use it to win cases
• de minimis exposure, asymptomatic diseases and low value claims
• causation in mesothelioma and lung cancer • contributory negligence
• tracing defendants and insurers
• the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme • EL trigger litigation
• tips on preparing statements and other evidence
• quantum and state benefits
• update on mesothelioma procedure
Speakers:
Nicholas Bevan,
APIL fellow emeritus and
independent trainer
Nicholas Bevan is a senior solicitor with over 20 years’ experience as a personal injury lawyer, acting on behalf of claimants and a number of major insurance companies.
Daniel Easton
, APIL fellow, Leigh Day
Daniel Easton is a partner at Leigh Day & Co in London. Daniel specialises in complex personal injury claims, particularly asbestos disease claims, and is the coordinator of APIL’s occupational health special interest group.
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Accidents at work -
the essentials
Nottingham – 10 February 2015
This course has been fully updated for the post Enterprise Act era and will give you all the essential knowledge you need to succeed in
employers’ liability cases
All the key areas are covered in this fully up-to-date course. As well as showing you how to approach your cases post Enterprise Act, this course will:
• give you a solid understanding of the
principles of negligence and how they interact with the duties of employers
• take an in-depth look at vicarious liability
and where the law is at now
• enable you to identify and use the
regulations and the approved codes of practice to establish liability in your cases
• deal with the European aspects to
employers’ liability
• give you the knowledge you need to
succeed in employers’ liability cases
• make you comfortable with picking the
cases that you are likely to win
• help you win cases you might not have
taken on
Speaker:
Brett Dixon
,
APIL fellow, Smith Jones LtdBrett Dixon is a fellow of APIL. He currently works as a personal injury solicitor dealing primarily with catastrophic injuries but he maintains a significant interest in employers’ liability cases.
He has previously headed C2G, the costing arm of Smith Jones (Solicitors) Limited, and continues to advise them and provide advocacy in costs
hearings. He was previously the secretary of APIL’s costs and funding SIG for three terms and is now an EC member.
He was previously responsible for organising and managing training in the PI department of a large practice. He has practised as a solicitor since 1999. He has a wealth of experience in representing both private and trade union clients, and he has written a number of articles on costs matters.
Accreditation: APIL – litigator The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
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Accidents at work 2015
Blackpool - 8 May 2015
Nottingham - 20 May 2015
Manchester - 3 June 2015
Leeds - 4 June 2015
Belfast - 9 June 2015
London - 18 June 2015
Bristol - 23 June 2015
Gateshead - 24 June 2015
Birmingham - 25 June 2015
Edinburgh - 25 June 2015
APIL’s annual workplace accidents course is back!
Not to be missed!
Building on the success of previous series’, Brett Dixon and Cenric Clement-Evans will cover all the
latest cases and provide a full update on this area of the law.
Full details will be announced nearer the time to ensure the course is fully up-to-date.
The course will visit 10 locations nationwide and will feature:
• a review of the impact of s69 Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 after 18 months
• why regulations still matter
• all the latest cases
• the latest on construction accidents
• plenty of interaction through workshops and maybe even a quiz
Speakers:
Cenric Clement-Evans
,
APIL fellow, NewLaw SolicitorsCenric Clement-Evans is an APIL fellow and a solicitor at NewLaw Solicitors in Cardiff where he works with the teams specialising in work injuries. In April 2014, Cenric was re-elected to the APIL executive committee. He has previously served as co-ordinator and secretary of APIL’s special interest group on occupational health and co-ordinator of APIL Wales between 1998 and 2008.
Brett Dixon
, APIL fellow, Smith Jones LtdBrett Dixon is a fellow of APIL. He currently works as a personal injury solicitor dealing primarily with catastrophic injuries but he maintains a significant interest in employers’ liability cases.
He has previously headed C2G, the costing arm of Smith Jones (Solicitors) Limited, and continues to advise them and provide advocacy in costs hearings. He was previously the secretary of APIL’s costs and funding SIG for three terms, and is now an EC member.
He was previously responsible for organising and managing training in the PI department of a large practice. He has practised as a solicitor since 1999. He has a wealth of experience in representing both private and trade union clients, and he has written a number of articles on costs matters.
*Please note that some courses may be presented by only one speaker
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Clinical negligence
–
update 2015
London – 11 May 2014
Manchester – 14 May 2015
Leeds – 3 June 2015
Bristol – 25 June 2015
This course will bring you fully up-to-date on all the important developments clinical negligence
practitioners need to know about for 2015!
Based on APIL’s hugely popular ‘PI update’ series, but designed specifically for clinical negligence lawyers, this one day course will cover:
• breach of duty: winners and losers • the latest on the developing story of
causation
• important developments on quantum • the latest Part 36 cases
• the key decisions on sanctions • funding and costs budgeting • the duty of candour
• the Medical Innovation Bill • latest tactics
Speakers:
Muiris Lyons, APIL fellow and past president,
Stewarts Law
Muiris is the head of clinical negligence in the London office of Stewarts Law. He is a past president of APIL and is also an APIL fellow. He specialises in catastrophic injury claims and medical law. He is the general editor of the Journal of
Personal Injury Law (JPIL) and a contributing editor to Kemp & Kemp, as well as contributing to a
number of other journals and textbooks.
John McQuater
, APIL senior fellow and past
president, Atherton Godfrey
John McQuater is a partner and head of litigation at Atherton Godfrey, Doncaster. He was president of APIL between 2009 and 2010 and was re-elected to the EC in 2012. John is a senior fellow of APIL, a member of the Law Society personal injury and clinical negligence accreditation schemes and an APIL accredited clinical negligence specialist. He is also an author in the APIL Guide series, published by Jordans, as well as a member of the editorial board of JPIL.
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Portals, protocols and fast track
2015
London – 12 May 2015
Manchester – 17 June 2015
Bristol – 24 June 2015
Claims in the portals, protocols and fast-track - all you need to know fully revised and updated
for 2015
This fully updated course will help you understand how to run your cases through the portals, protocols and fast-track in the new era.
Topics to be covered will include:
• what goes into the portals and what stays out • why that is important
• updates to the RTA Protocol including soft tissue injury claims, accredited medical experts and more • portal case-law
• key quantum issues • exits
• tactics in the fast-track • Part 36 update
• costs
Speakers:
John McQuater
,APIL senior fellow and past
president, Atherton Godfrey
John McQuater is a partner and head of litigation at Atherton Godfrey, Doncaster. He was president of APIL between 2009 and 2010 and was re-elected to the EC in 2012.
John is a senior fellow of APIL, a member of the Law Society personal injury and clinical negligence accreditation schemes and an APIL accredited clinical negligence specialist.
He is also an author in the APIL Guide series, published by Jordans, as well as a member of the editorial board of JPIL.
Nigel Tomkins,APIL treasurer and fellow, Nigel
Tomkins Consultancy
Nigel Tomkins is an independent training and legal consultant.
He is the treasurer and a fellow of APIL and he is also the digest editor of JPIL. Nigel is a working consultant with solicitors Freeth Cartwright LLP and has over 30 years’ experience as a specialist personal injury lawyer.
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Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Client care 2015
Manchester – 15 May 2015
Excellent client care plays an often overlooked and essential role in the success of your business. This course will illustrate how to place your client at the centre of your practice and achieve the very best outcome for you both.
The course will cover:
• how does the SRA outcomes-focused
regulation affect personal injury practice?
• whether you are ready to compete on a level
playing field with every other provider of legal services, including ABS’s, under the new regulatory regime?
• how the ban on referral fees works in
practice?
In addition, the course will cover:
• how improving client care can revitalise your
business and become an essential marketing tool
• find out how to train and motivate other
people in your department to deliver excellent client care
• working with the client to achieve a
successful result - the 'team approach', managing expectations, understanding client needs
• how to avoid complaints - turning the
nightmare client into an advocate for the firm
• when it goes wrong - ensure understanding
of the new approach of the Legal
Ombudsman. What will outcomes-focused
regulation meanfor you? What is expected
from you?
Speaker:
Frances McCarthy
,APIL past president and
senior fellow, Pattinson and Brewer
Frances McCarthy is managing partner of Pattinson & Brewer where she heads up the personal injury department. She is the past president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and is a former member of the Civil Justice Council.
Fatal accidents
Manchester – 18 May 2015
London – 20 May 2015
"Fantastic day – it was great that it had a back to basics approach so even a beginner such as
myself could follow it."
Presented by Simon Allen, this course seeks, through practical examples, to help define the category of claimant arising from a fatal
accident/illness and explain how the claim is then valued under the Law Reform and Fatal Accident Acts.
Using an example of a fatal mesothelioma victim, the day is built around a case study to explore the items of loss and expense through to a full
consideration of the application of the Ogden Tables and how to produce a schedule of losses in both 'lost years' and fatal cases.
The course will provide a complete education in this complicated area of PI practice.
Further topics include:
• who is a primary victim?
• the application of the control tests to
rescuers, participants and relations
• a practical example of a fatal case
• use of the 7th edition of the Ogden Tables
• assessing the multiplier and multiplicand
• assessing the different heads of damages
Plus much more...
Speaker:
Simon Allen
, APIL fellow emeritus and
independent trainer
Simon Allen is a consultant to Slater & Gordon, member of APIL and an assessor for the Law Society’s Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme. Simon formed and heads the occupational disease group within S&G, specialising in asbestos claims. He regularly writes for the Law Society Gazette providing the ‘PI update’ section and is a co-author of the APIL Guide to Damages, the APIL PI Practice & Procedure book and is on the editorial board of Kemp & Kemp.
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
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Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Running a brain injury case –
the fundamentals
London – 19 May 2015
Manchester – 11 June 2015
This one-day course will help you address the difficulties of representing people with injuries that might not always be visible but these can have a devastating effect on their personality and
behaviours, with severe consequences for them self and everyone around them. Many aspects will be covered including:
• how to recognise a brain injury and how it
overlaps with other injuries
• the first interview with the client and/or their
family, including funding the claim
• dealing with insurers and defendants from
the outset
• discharge planning, NHS input and
therapies
• benefits, housing and accommodation
• social services and dealing with employers
• rehabilitation and case management
• mental capacity and Court of Protection
• choosing your experts, including counsel
• starting proceedings, costs budgeting and
the multi-track code
• discreet aspects of liability e.g. seatbelts,
crash helmets
• court approval, provisional damages and
periodical payment
• financial and investment advice, post
settlement and long term
Speakers:
Matthew Stockwell
, APIL past president,
St John’s Building Chambers
Matthew Stockwell is a senior member of the personal injury, clinical negligence and public law groups at St John’s Buildings Chambers. Matthew is the immediate past president of APIL and has been a member of its national executive committee since 2007.
Neil Sugarman
,APIL fellow, GLP solicitors
Neil Sugarman is an APIL fellow and executive committee member, a member of Headway, a former APIL delegate to the Bodily Injury Claims Management Association, and a member of APIL’s sub-committee on rehabilitation.
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Military claims conference 2015
Leeds – 22 May 2015
Following the huge success of last year's event, we are delighted to bring you details of APIL's fourth annual military claims conference.
We have a fantastic line-up of speakers who will cover the following topics:*
• post traumatic stress disorder
• none freezing cold injuries
• orthopaedics
• a legal update
• presidential address
• client perspective and injury and sport
• military training - fit to fight
*Please note that topics and speakers may be subject to change
Speakers:
Jonathan Wheeler,APIL fellow, incoming APIL
president
Grant Evatt,APIL senior litigator, Hilary Meredith
Solicitors Ltd
Jamie Burdekin, former royal marine, GB number
1 ranked wheelchair tennis player
Frank Cross MSFRCS, consultant vascular
surgeon, Harley Street, London
Jerry Dolan, former Regimental Sergeant Major at
the School of Army Physical Training
Amanda Yip QC, Exchange Chambers
Dr Martin Baggaley, Medical Director of the South
London and Maudsley NHS Trust Ltd and lead of Clinical Governance
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Motor liability update
London – 4 June 2015
Manchester – 10 June 2015
Bristol – 12 June 2015
Presented by top speaker Nicholas Bevan, this comprehensive day will cover:
The most extensive reforms to third party motor insurance for 80 years:
• why you should be getting excited about this
• how this overturns decades of case law and
many well established assumptions
• how this affects you in your day-to-day
practice
• the ABC of European law that stops insurers
from rejecting or under-settling claims
• bringing insurers and the MIB to heal: by
successfully challenging arbitrary decisions, exclusions of liability - made easy!
• and much more...
Full liability update including:
• Highways Act claims
• children, pedestrians, emergency vehicles
and other primary liability scenarios
• developments in the courts approach to
contributory negligence
• fraud and exaggeration
• whiplash reform update
• low velocity claims
• credit hire and repair claims
• responding to allegations of fraud or
exaggeration
• why accidents in Europe are now so much
easier to run
Speaker:
Nicholas Bevan,
APIL fellow emeritus and
independent trainer
Nicholas Bevan is a senior solicitor with over 20 years’ experience as a personal injury lawyer, acting on behalf of claimants and a number of major insurance companies.
Nicholas was recently senior counsel at Bond Pearce LLP where he advised both the insurance and personal injury departments and was
responsible for training. He is also a fellow of APIL.
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Clinical negligence - advanced
Manchester – 16 June 2015
London – 19 June 2015
Following on from where the intermediate course left off, this course is geared towards practitioners with experience in running clinical
negligence claims
With brand new content for 2015, this course will take an in-depth look at key areas for those running or managing clinical negligence cases.
The latest on the following topics will be covered:
• analysing and understanding Bolam
• the latest on causation
• how to distinguish causation from
assessment of quantum
• the latest on ADR and Part 36 with how they
affect tactics
• analysing the defence and narrowing the
issues
• update on case and costs management of
clinical negligence claims and related strategic considerations
• tactics and counter-tactics in offers to settle
• use and abuse of sanctions
• current costs and funding issues including
QOCS
• practice management topics
Speaker:
John McQuater
, APIL senior fellow and past president, Atherton GodfreyJohn McQuater is a partner and head of litigation at Atherton Godfrey, Doncaster. He was president of APIL between 2009 and 2010 and was re-elected to the EC in 2012.
John is a senior fellow of APIL, a member of the Law Society personal injury and clinical negligence accreditation schemes and an APIL accredited clinical negligence specialist.
He is also an author in the APIL Guide series, published by Jordans, as well as a member of the editorial board of JPIL.
Accreditation: APIL – senior litigator and above
The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Professional negligence:
Jackson`s marketplace reloaded
Manchester – 7 July 2015
London – 14 July 2015
This course will be a review of professional
negligence claims and the effect of the new regime two years on!
Topics will include:
• professional negligence standards of proof
• portal claims: undersettlements, mistakes,
pressing the wrong button (Draper), pre-med offers
• professional negligence: lay evidence
• evidence and failures to comply with
directions
• exaggeration and clauses 49-53 of Criminal
Justice and Courts Bill
• Part 36: failure to withdraw, failure to make
one, refusal of withdrawal by the court
• experts: inadequate instruction, effects of
delay
• budgeting and form H issues
• retainer issues
• PPOs
• practical illustrations and workshop
Speakers:
Frances McCarthy, APIL past president and senior
fellow, Pattinson and Brewer
Frances McCarthy is managing partner of Pattinson & Brewer where she heads up the personal injury department. She is the past president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and is a former member of the Civil Justice Council
Marcus Weatherby, Pattinson and Brewer
Marcus is a partner specialising in serious injury work for claimants. He has considerable
experience acting in all types of personal injury work including clinical negligence, major catastrophic injury/disability, and notably spinal injuries. He settled a spinal case last year for £4.1 million.
Marcus has a particular interest in industrial disease claims, acting for victims of asbestosis and
mesothelioma.
His reported Court of Appeal cases include Anderson v Newham College of Education on contributory negligence.
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
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Training the trainers
Manchester – 18 June 2015
Presentation skills are an essential tool in marketing your practice and training, both in-house and
externally.
Good presentation skills can help you to win new clients and enhance your profile. They also mean that your training will work!
Topics for the day will include:
• presentation skills
• the rules of learning
• designing a training course
• facilitation – how to make a workshop work
• APIL’s training course criteria
• visual aids and PowerPoint
• preparation techniques
• brainstorming
• working with smaller groups
“I now feel equipped to start becoming involved in training and will feel more confident with
speaking publicly.”
“It highlighted my weaknesses: showed me how to improve and that I can do it.”
Speaker
:Nigel Tomkins,
APIL treasurer and fellow, Nigel
Tomkins Consultancy
Nigel Tomkins is an independent training and legal consultant.
He is the treasurer and a fellow of APIL and he is also the digest editor of JPIL.
Nigel is a working consultant with solicitors Freeth Cartwright LLP and has over 30 years’ experience as a specialist personal injury lawyer.
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: 6 hours
Advanced brain and spinal cord injury conference
Hinckley Island Hotel, Leicestershire
Thursday, 2 - Friday, 3 July 2015
APIL’s second annual ‘Advanced brain and spinal cord injury conference’ will take place at the
contemporary four-star Hinckley Island Hotel. This two-day residential event will bring you
up-to-date on the most recent and advanced developments in brain and spinal cord injuries to help
you achieve the best possible outcome for your clients.
Medical experts and leading practitioners will come together during this packed two-day
programme, to help members run their catastrophic injury caseloads.
Objectives:
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to provide an in-depth analysis on some of the more advanced issues in brain and spinal
cord injury cases
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to hear from experts and leading practitioners in the field
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to have the opportunity to meet and network with relevant lawyers practising in the field of
catastrophic injuries
Early bird package includes attendance at both days of the conference, one dinner dance ticket and
single occupancy accommodation on Thursday, 2 July plus refreshments throughout the conference
and comprehensive conference pack!
Accreditation: APIL – all levels The Bar Standards Board CPD: approx 10 hours
