The annual WS Personal Injury Law Conference is a dedicated legal and technical update for Scottish PI practitioners. Sheriff Robert Fife will make the keynote address, sharing his views on the future of PI actions in ASPIC. The comprehensive programme covers a wide variety of topics from developments in QOCS from both the Pursuer and Defender perspectives to PI trusts, case management and Robert Milligan KC’s popular review of quantum case law. We are also pleased to welcome Dr Caroline Whymark, NHS Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management, to review developments in this area of medicine for a legal audience. The conference will be chaired by Matt Leckie WS (Digby Brown).
Speakers:
Sheriff Robert Fife
Robert Milligan KC (Compass Chambers)
Matt Leckie WS (Partner, Digby Brown) (Conference Chair)
Karen Phillips WS (Partner, Blackadders)
Dr Caroline Whymark (Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Management, University Hospital Crosshouse)
Gordon Dalyell (Partner, Digby Brown)
Steven Smart (Partner, Horwich Farrelly)
Fen Parry (Lead Case Manager, JS Parker Ltd)
Mark Gibson (Head of Foreign & Travel Law, Digby Brown)
Sessions include:
A view from the bench on the future of PI actions in the ASPIC
Case law: an update on Quantum
Pursuers and Defenders’ perspectives on developments in QOCS
The evidential value of Case Management
Medical expert witness - an overview of pain management for a legal audience
PI Trusts - the benefits of protection and some pitfalls to watch out for
The implications of Brexit and the loss of EU legislation for the PI lawyer
Rates:
Writer to the Signet: £120 plus VAT
Standard rate: £150 plus VAT
Student/Trainee solicitor: £80 plus VAT
All rates include lunch and refreshments at the Signet Library
CPD: 3 hours (Law Society of Scotland).
For more information, please contact Anna Bennett WS.
This event is kindly supported by:
