To view the recording, please click here. On 6th April 2021, the 127th Update to the CPR inserted a new Practice Direction 57AC which overhauled the regime for trial witness statements in the Business and Property Courts. The stated purpose was to address a culture where statements had become too lengthy, argumentative and “over lawyered”. This…
Previous Webinars
13th Apr 2022 @ 14:00
To view the recording of this webinar, please click here. This webinar will provide a whistle-stop tour of the most significant and interesting cases in 2021 on liability in the personal injury practice area.
23rd Oct 2020 @ 15:03
This webinar took place on the 23rd October 2020. In this webinar Samuel Shelton and Thomas Herbert consider business interruption claims arising from COVID-19, including: If you would like to submit any questions regarding this webinar, please contact the presenters using the details below. If you have any questions about this or any future webinars please email [email protected].
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21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
Presented by Patrick Limb QC and Thomas Herbert, his talk will address both the general and the particulate. It will range across smelly fertilisers, dirty exhaust fumes, cabin air and ‘neighbourhood exposure’ to pollutants before considering the inquest touching on the death Ella Kissi-Debrah, public v private law challenges and learning points from previous litigation in this arena.…
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
To view the recording of this webinar, please click here. A review of the duty of disclosure in personal injury and industrial disease cases. We will look at the extent of a party’s duty to disclose, common mistakes which can occur and the consequences which they can have for the litigation as a whole. Topics Covered
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
Presented by Alex Denton, Jessica Woodliffe and Abigail Scott, this webinar provides a whistle-stop tour of the most significant and interesting cases in 2020 on liability in the personal injury practice area. Our presenters will be covered everything from Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Limited (liability for practical jokes) to Barlow v Wigan MBC (highways maintainable at public expense); from Barclays Bank v…
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
Presented by Jayne Adams QC and Tom Panton, this webinar covered employers’ liability for psychiatric injuries caused by work-related stress. It reviewed long-established principles in relation to foreseeability, duty of care, and breach of duty, analyse recent developments, and consider how the law in this complex and ever-changing area might cope with claims arising from the challenges of COVID19.…
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
Presented by Philip Turton and Katie McFarlane, this webinar is a review of recent case law and developments in relation to claims for injury brought by secondary victims. Agenda To view the recording of this webinar, please click here.
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
This webinar focused on two recent developments of importance in many serious injury cases. Agenda Ogden 8 Accommodation To view the recording of this webinar, please click here.
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
During this webinar Richard Seabrook of Ropewalk Chambers provides an overview of lower limb amputation claims. Our guest speaker Jamie Gillespie from Pace Electronic Rehabilitation will cover microprocessor controlled knee joints and arm prostheses are well established and commonly used within prosthetic rehabilitation. Intelligent microprocessor controlled feet whilst not new, continue to be an area of discussion within legal…
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
Spinal Cord Injury is never but one injury: it causes a range of significant problems. This webinar addresses how ‘across-the-board’ case-planning best secures tailor-made outcomes. Agenda To view the recording for this webinar, please click here.
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
An in-depth look at the circumstances in which care and case management is required, the principles to be applied in determining what is reasonably recoverable and the practical steps necessary to achieve the appropriate care regime. To view the recording of this webinar, please click here.
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
To view the recording of this webinar, please click here. A webinar on the recent Court of Appeal decision on the proper application of s2(2)(b) of the Animals Act 1972, and the interface between 2(2)(b) characteristics, and 2(2)(c) knowledge. The decision comes almost 20 years after the House of Lords case of Mirvahedy stunned the rural…
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
This webinar took place on the 8th December 2020. In this webinar, James Howlett and John Campbell reviewed the key decisions that have come out of the higher courts affecting both commercial and residential property lawyers. To download the handout for this webinar, please click here. If you would like to submit any questions regarding this webinar, please contact the…
21st Nov 2024 @ 06:48
To view the recording of this webinar, please click here. Slipping and tripping accidents can happen anywhere. In practice, they largely occur either in premises or on the highway. This ‘back to basics’ webinar considers the legal principles and evidential requirements that apply to claims arising out of such accidents, including duty, breach, the burden and standard…
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