Litigation Strategy in Brain Injury Cases - Modular Webinar Boxset - Webinar

Introduction

This six-part modular webinar is for personal injury practitioners handling brain injury cases. Primarily focussed on evidence gathering, this boxset considers witness statements, expert evidence, and documents in the context of the case handling process for these most complex of claims.

Brain injury cases are often difficult to assess, and the quantification of damages requires careful investigation. Questions of interpretation of evidence will arise, with Claimants and Defendants often at odds as to the severity of injury and the losses claimed.

This webinar boxset aims to provide an overview of how evidence is gathered and applied to quantum assessment in brain injury litigation, with reference throughout to the application of that evidence at trial and settlement. This overview aims to help develop your evidence gathering skills and shows how to manage brain injury claims in a way which drives the agenda, gaining the trust and confidence of your client and securing best outcomes.

The boxset offers straightforward and pragmatic advice from a practitioner with 30 years' experience of brain injury litigation, focussed on improving your approach to complex personal injury cases.

Module 1 Initial Instructions, Case Theory & Assessment

This module will include the following:

• Severity of injury - practical outcomes (work, care/support needs, etc.)
• Taking instructions - what are we dealing with? Asking the right questions.
• Case planning and case theory
• The importance of timelines
• Initial evidence gathering

Module 2 Rehabilitation

This module will include the following:

• Rehabilitation
• INAs
• Interim payments
• Case Management
• The letter of claim

Module 3 Experts - Part One

This module will include the following:

• Which experts do you need?
• Budgeting considerations
• Classification of brain injury - JCG/Mayo
• Selection and management of experts

Module 4 Experts - Part Two

The module will include the following:

• Instructing experts
• Joint experts
• Part 35 Questions and expert meetings
• Dealing with common issues - epilepsy risk, life expectancy, exaggeration of deficits

Module 5 Disclosure & Case Management

This module will include the following:

• Medical records
• Rehabilitation records
• Employment and education
• Other documents
• Surveillance

Module 6 Witness Statements

This module will include the following:

• The Claimant's statement
• The significant other(s)
• Other supporting statements
• The role of the Brain Injury Case Manager