Personal Injury Conference 2010

Attend this conference AND the Industrial Disease Conference 30.06.10 for only £349 members / £425 non members (plus vat).  

Programme

9.00 – 9.30                    Registration & refreshments

The long awaited Jackson report has been published and includes recommendations including:

• Abolishing recoverability of success fees and ATE premiums from defendants
•  One way cost shifting
• Abolition of referral fees
• Increase of General Damages
• An enhanced Part 36 regime.
• Impact on the Profession and Access to Justice

•  Is it a “package” and why does that matter?
• Strict or fault liability?
• Hotel etc safety abroad – British standards or local standards?
• Excursions
• Children injured on holiday – shouldn’t the parents be responsible?

• The New process - a quick overview
• The first 3 months - Does it work?
• What's good and what's bad
• What does the future hold? 

• The Uninsured Agreement
• The Untraced Agreement
•  MIB's role in a European/cross border context
•  Legal issues arising from European Directives

• Regualtion and rules
• Awareness of when to cover Special Needs Trusts, PPO reports, Structured settlement opinions etc
• Periphral areas of concern
• Protecting possible professional negligence issues

 12.45 – 1.45                  Lunch

• An overview of the Animals Act
• Common Defences
• Recent Case Law
• The future

 2.15 – 3.00                    Parallel Sessions

                                      A:    Pension Loss - 2012 Pension Legislation and How it will Impact on 

                                             Claims ~ Stan Coupe, Frenkel Topping   

• Existing pensions situations
• New government scheme
• Implications now to PI Claims

                                     B: Credit Hire ~ Craig Budsworth, Glaisyers Solicitors

• How to deal with impecunious arguments
• 'Sot' rates and how to handle them
• What to do if you get an offer of intervention
• Is it a valid offer of intervention?

3.00 – 3.15                    Refreshments

 3.15 – 4.00                    Parallel Sessions

                                      C: Ogden 6 Calculations ~ Will Waldron QC, Exchange Chambers

• A brief history - Ogden 5 vs Ogden 6
• The basis of the tables
• Traps for the unwary
• Using the table in practice - a brief guide
• The judicial approach to Ogden 6
• The future

                                      D: Lord Jacksons Reprt and it's Implications on Legal 

                                          Expenses Insurance ~ Philip Edwards, QPI

• What could change and why?
• What are the implications to both solicitors and insurers?
• Is there a future for A-t-E Insurance
• Managing the cost funding risk
• Dealing with insurers post Jackson 

4.00 – 4.45                    Costs Update ~ Dominic Swallow, Keelys Solicitors

•  Update on recent case law
•  Consideration of the MOJ RTA Claims Process and the effect on the costs process
•  What funding arrangements can be utilised and what to watch out for

 4.45 – 5.00                    Close

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