The annual WS Personal Injury Law Conference is a dedicated legal and technical update for Scottish PI practitioners. Sheriff Ian Nicol will make the keynote address, sharing his views from the bench. The comprehensive programme covers a wide variety of topics. We will hear developments in QOCS from both the Pursuer and Defender perspectives and an overview of to review developments in the area of functional neurologic disorder for a legal audience. The conference will be chaired by Matt Leckie WS (Digby Brown).

SPEAKERS:

• ­Sheriff Iain Nicol

• ­Matt Leckie WS (Partner, Digby Brown) (Conference Chair)

• ­Gordon Dalyell (Partner, Digby Brown)

• Gillian Rushbury (Partner, DAC Beachcroft)

• Kim Taylor (Case Manager, JS Parker Ltd)

• Trish McFadden (Partner, Digby Brown)

• Neil Hardman (Investment Director, Rathbones)

Full roster of speakers to be announced soon.

 

SESSIONS INCLUDE:

• ­ A view from the bench.

• ­ Case law: an update on Quantum

• ­ Pursuers and Defenders’ perspectives on developments in QOCS

• ­ Medical expert witness - An overview of functional neurologic disorder for a legal audience

• Clinical regulation

• The evidential value of Case Management

RATES:

• Writer to the Signet: £140 plus VAT

• Standard rate: £170 plus VAT

• Student/Trainee solicitor: £100 plus VAT

All rates include lunch and refreshments at the Signet Library

CPD: 3 hours (Law Society of Scotland).

For more information, please contact Sophie Mills WS.

The event is kindly sponsored by JS Parker, 123 Medical Services, and Compass Chambers