A Guide to Clinical Negligence Litigation - Live at Your Desk

Introduction

This live broadcast session will provide those who are new to clinical negligence with a comprehensive guide through the entire process of litigation - from issuing the claim form all the way to judgment.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive broadcast will cover the following:

• How to issue proceedings, which court, what law and what you need to serve with the Claim Form
• Filing: e-filing, CE file
• How to serve documents, what and when
• Certificates of service
• Acknowledgment of Service and Defence
• Challenging defences and when you should challenge, including Part 18 requests
• Drafting directions
• Preparing for a CCMC and attending a CCMC - including Prec H and Prec R preparation
• Witness evidence & expert evidence, including Part 35 questions
• Updating your evidence
• Interlocutory applications, when to apply, costs assessments and orders
• Agendas
• The PTR and applying to adduce expert oral evidence
• ADR: JSM, RTM and mediation - How to prepare for all aspects
• Offers, which type of offer to make, when to make it and when you are at risk
• Trials - preparing and attendance: Trial bundle preparation and briefing counsel
• Judgments and your responsibilities
• Costs: provisional assessment, detailed assessment and how to manage the process
• Costs orders and amending budgets
• Tactics in litigation

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.