12KBW present our Juniors to Juniors seminar, aimed at junior litigators and solicitors and presented by junior counsel. The second of our two Juniors to Juniors seminars hosted by 12KBW will be on 23 January 2019.
Programme
3:00 Ogden Tables – David Green & Elizabeth Boulden
David and Elizabeth introduce the core concepts behind calculations of future loss: the discount rate, use of multipliers, different retirement ages, construction of future employment models, issues arising from pension loss, and calculations in fatal accidents cases
3:40 CHOICE OF:
EL/PL Update – Jeremy McKeown & Elizabeth Boulden
Jeremy and Elizabeth will explore employers’ and public liability claims, focussing on recent case law and the impact of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
Increasing damages and decreasing damages – Helen Waller & David Green
Helen and David discuss common issues in pleading and quantifying heads of loss. Going head-to-head from the Claimant and Defendant sides of the argument, David and Helen explore strategy and tactics to increase – or decrease! – the losses recoverable in different PI cases
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4:40 Civil Liability Bill – Jeremy McKeown & Charley Turton
Jeremy and Charley will look at some of the key parts of the Civil Liability Bill and what they mean for personal injury litigation
5:20 Contributory Negligence – Charley Turton & Helen Waller
Charley and Helen will take the mystery out of an often inconsistently applied concept, shining a light on the lesser known ins and outs of contributory negligence
Booking is required – this is a free event and places are likely to be booked up quickly – please complete the form below to reserve your place.
This event will be accredited with 2 APIL CPD hours.
Registration will begin at 2:30pm, and the first talk will start promptly at 3:00pm, with drinks afterwards from 6pm.
