Witness Statements in Clinical Negligence Claims - Hints & Tips Explored
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Course Outline
Introduction
This short webinar will focus on the nuances and specific requirements of witness statement drafting in clinical negligence claims (whether for a Claimant or Defendant).
This webinar is aimed at all those involved in drafting witness statements in clinical negligence claims and it assumes a working knowledge of the format and content of witness statements generally.
What You Will Learn
This short webinar will cover the following:
- Who needs to give evidence where they may be many caregivers for example, or many clinicians involved in some aspect of the Claimant’s care
- Defendant’s witness statements. What is and what is not opinion evidence and therefore the proper boundaries of clinicians’ witness statements
- Records versus recollection. A recap of the caselaw as it informs statement drafting where there are factual issues about either the accuracy or the completeness of the records
- Consent cases. The need for a cogent explanation from a Claimant as to why they would have declined or postponed the index surgery
- General hints and tips
This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Friday 18th October 2024
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Oct 18 2024 | 30mins | Unlimited viewers at your organisation |