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• Well-being: Look after yourself for a change!

• Value of social media

• Does (s)he, doesn’t (s)he? Carrying out mental capacity assessments from a clinical neuropsychology perspective

• Fee earner discussion clinic

• Ogden Tables and schedules: How to do the calculations yourself

• Trial bundles

• AI cybersecurity, law and patient safety

• Sepsis

Thursday, 19 - Friday, 20 November 2020Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales

APIL’s 30th anniversary conference

SEMINAR STREAMS: Choose 8 out of 28 seminars!

• The curse of bullying in the legal profession and how to prevent it in the future

• The 5 most important qualities of a great leader

• When something hits the fan: What can you do to avoid negligence claims in PI litigation?

• Complaints - making them less painful for all concerned

• A case for diversity

• Lessons learnt from monitoring visits

• 2020 vision: Business planning for the new decade

• Well-being and support

“Committed to injured people”

Principal sponsor:

30 YEARS

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Incorporating the ‘Advanced brain and spinal cord injury conference’

Brain injury• Subtle brain injury claims

• Vision and brain injury

• Imaging in traumatic brain injury: Everything you need to know

• Professionalising case management: Registration, regulation or accreditation

• Transport, holidays and state of the art aids and equipment

• Long term health considerations in those who have lived 25+ years with an SCI

• Women’s health and practical considerations in spinal cord injury

• Cauda Equina Syndrome - the patient perspective

Business and management skills Junior litigators

• Legal update in catastrophic injuries case• The Discount Rate, PPOs and Ogden Tables

• Intensive neuro rehab• Children and young adults: Understanding the support you can obtain for your client through an EHCP

Joint brain and spinal cord injury seminars

Spinal cord injury

Bringing everyone together to celebrate 30 years...

• Host of plenary sessions Including JPIL case and comment , APIL debate, Presidential address and Life after injury

• Choice of 28 different seminar sessions• APIL AGM• 10 hours CPD• Residential and day delegate packages Day delegate packages starting from only £240 + VAT for APIL members

• Networking welcome reception With silent disco

• Black-tie gala dinner With casino and live music from The Apple Tree Theory

• Exhibition with over 65 stands• Special weekend rates at the Celtic Manor Resort • Discounted spa and golf rates

***DON’T MISS***

New rates for

junior litigators

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£150 + VAT!

Welcome evening - Wednesday, 18 November*16:00 - 18:00 Annual meeting of the groups APIL EC/SIG/REG co-ordinators and secretaries

19:30 - 00:00 Informal welcome reception With silent disco Kindly sponsored by Tilney

Day one - Thursday, 19 November*

08:45 – 09:30 Conference registration and refreshments in the exhibition area Fabric bags kindly sponsored by Proclaim Care Ltd Relaxation zone kindly sponsored by VFS Legal Funding

09:30 – 09:40 Opening and introduction to the conference Speaker: Mike Benner, Chief Executive, APIL, Nottingham

09:40 – 10:00 APIL’s Annual General Meeting

10:00 – 10:30 Presidential address Speaker: Sam Elsby, Incoming APIL President, Dean Wilson Solicitors LLP, Brighton

10:30 – 11:00 APIL’s strategic direction Speaker: Mike Benner, Chief Executive, APIL, Nottingham

11:00 – 11:30 Refreshment break in the exhibition area Kindly sponsored by LexisNexis

11:30 – 12:00 Life after injury Speaker: Lindsay Adam, PCByVoice, East Grinstead

12:00 – 13:00 JPIL case and comment Session kindly sponsored by Thomson Reuters Speakers: Masood Ahmed, JPIL Board Member, University of Leicester, Leicester Brett Dixon, JPIL Case and Comment Editor, Past APIL President, Brett Dixon Training Limited, Clitheroe Jeremy Ford, JPIL General Editor, 9 Gough Square, London Kim Harrison, JPIL Board Member, APIL EC Member, Slater & Gordon Lawyers, Manchester John McQuater, JPIL Deputy Cases and Comment Editor, Past APIL President, APIL Secretary, Atherton Godfrey LLP, Doncaster

13:00 – 14:00 Buffet lunch in the exhibition area Kindly sponsored by Charles Stanley Wealth Managers

14:00 – 14:45 Seminar session one

APIL’s 30th anniversary conference - Programme

Seminar stream Seminar title Session sponsor

Brain injuryLegal update in catastrophic injury cases FCIR

Spinal cord injury

Business and management

The curse of bullying in the legal profession and how to prevent it in the future 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators Well-being: Look after yourself for a change! Mobile Doctors

CPD hours

APIL accreditation - all levels

Day one - 5 hours 45 minutes

Day two - 4 hours 15 minutes

TOTAL CONFERENCE - 10 hours

Day one continued - Thursday, 19 November* 14:45 – 15:30 Seminar session two


16:00 – 16:45 Seminar session three

16:45 – 17:30 Seminar session four

17:30 Close of day one

Evening entertainment - Thursday, 19 November*19:30 – 20:15 Pre-dinner drinks Kindly sponsored by HCML

20:15 – 01:00 Black tie gala dinner With casino and live music from The Apple Tree Theory Kindly sponsored by No5 Barristers’ Chambers

APIL annual conference 2019 - Programme continued...


Brain injuryLegal update in catastrophic injury cases FCIR

Spinal cord injury


The curse of bullying in the legal profession and how to prevent it in the future 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators Well-being: Look after yourself for a change! Mobile Doctors


Brain injuryThe Discount Rate, PPOs and Ogden Tables FCIR

Spinal cord injury


The 5 most important qualities of a great leader 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators Value of social media Mobile Doctors


Brain injury Subtle brain injury claims FCIR

Spinal cord injury Transport, holidays and state of the art aids and equipment To be confirmed


When something hits the fan: What can you do to avoid negligence claims in PI litigation 9 Gough Square

Junior litigatorsDoes (s)he doesn’t (s)he? Carrying out mental capacity assessments from a clinical neuropsychology perspective

Mobile Doctors


Brain injury Vision and brain injury FCIR

Spinal cord injury Long term health considerations in those who have lived 25+ years with an SCI To be confirmed


Complaints – making them less painful for all concerned 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators Fee earner discussion clinic Mobile Doctors

*Programme, timings and speakers may be subject to change


Day two - Friday, 20 November09:00 – 09:30 Registration and refreshments Arrival refreshments kindly sponsored by LexisNexis

09:30 – 10:15 Seminar session five Friday morning revival kindly sponsored by Hayes Medicals

10:15 – 11:00 Seminar session six

11:00 – 11:45 Seminar session seven

11:45 – 12:30 Seminar session eight


13:00 – 14:15 APIL debate: 3 decades in and yet more changes afoot - the PI practice of the future Chair: John Hyde, Deputy News Editor, Law Society Gazette, London Panellists:Tobeconfirmed

14:15 Close of conference and farewell lunch Kindly sponsored by Charles Stanley Wealth Managers

APIL’s 30th anniversary conference - Programme continued...


Brain injury Imaging in traumatic brain injury: Everything you need to know FCIR

Spinal cord injury Women’s health and practical considerations in spinal cord injury To be confirmed

Business and management A case for diversity 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators Ogden Tables and schedules: How to do the calculations yourself Mobile Doctors


Brain injury Professionalising case management: Registration, regulation or accreditation FCIR

Spinal cord injury Cauda Equina Syndrome – the patient perspective To be confirmed

Business and management Lessons learnt from monitoring visits 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators Trial bundles Mobile Doctors


Brain injuryIntensive neuro rehab FCIR

Spinal cord injury


2020 vision: Business planning for the new decade 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators AI cybersecurity, law and patient safety Mobile Doctors


Brain injury Children and young adults: Understanding the support you can obtain for your client through an EHCP

FCIRSpinal cord injury

Business and management Well-being and support 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators Sepsis Mobile Doctors

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Day two - Friday, 20 November09:00 – 09:30 Registration and refreshments Arrival refreshments kindly sponsored by LexisNexis

09:30 – 10:15 Seminar session five Friday morning revival kindly sponsored by Hayes Medicals

10:15 – 11:00 Seminar session six

11:00 – 11:45 Seminar session seven

11:45 – 12:30 Seminar session eight


13:00 – 14:15 APIL debate: 3 decades in and yet more changes afoot - the PI practice of the future Chair: John Hyde, Deputy News Editor, Law Society Gazette, London Panellists:Tobeconfirmed

14:15 Close of conference and farewell lunch Kindly sponsored by Charles Stanley Wealth Managers


Brain injury Imaging in traumatic brain injury: Everything you need to know FCIR

Spinal cord injury Women’s health and practical considerations in spinal cord injury To be confirmed

Business and management A case for diversity 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators Ogden Tables and schedules: How to do the calculations yourself Mobile Doctors


Brain injury Professionalising case management: Registration, regulation or accreditation FCIR

Spinal cord injury Cauda Equina Syndrome – the patient perspective To be confirmed

Business and management Lessons learnt from monitoring visits 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators Trial bundles Mobile Doctors


Brain injuryIntensive neuro rehab FCIR

Spinal cord injury


2020 vision: Business planning for the new decade 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators AI cybersecurity, law and patient safety Mobile Doctors


Brain injury Children and young adults: Understanding the support you can obtain for your client through an EHCP

FCIRSpinal cord injury

Business and management Well-being and support 9 Gough Square

Junior litigators Sepsis Mobile Doctors

Seminar sessions

BRAIN INJURY SEMINARS: DAY ONE

SEMINAR 1:Thursday, 19 Nov (14:00 - 14:45)

SEMINAR 3:

SEMINAR 2:

SEMINAR 4:

Thursday, 19 Nov (14:45 - 15:30)

Thursday, 19 Nov (16:00 - 16:45)

Thursday, 19 Nov (16:45 - 17:30)

Legal update in catastrophic injury cases

A review of the key liability, quantum and procedural decisions that have arisen over

the last 12 months.

Speaker: Eliot Woolf QC, Outer Temple Chambers, London

Subtle brain injury claimsPankaj Madan is author of ‘A practical guide to subtle brain injury claims’ published by Law Brief Publishing. This lecture will include the issues of:

• What is a “traumatic brain injury” • The causes of injury to the brain • Recognising subtle traumatic brain injury • Neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric assessment • Expert evidence and investigations • Capacity • Malingering • The aim of therapy and rehabilitation • Aims of litigation • The approach to damages and specific heads of loss • General damages Care issues

Speaker: Pankaj Madan, 12KBW, London and Exchange Chambers, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool

Vision and brain injury

This seminar will provide an explanation as to why vision is affected by impact injuries to the head (ContraCoup) and why vision (as opposed to eye sight) is so important. You look through your eyes but see with your brain.

• The main visual pathways and why they must work together to provide ‘normal vision’

• The brain as a boardroom, leading into the fact that all brain injury practitioners should be working together.

• The various aspects of vision and how they can be assessed and treated

Speaker: Ruth Perrott, Behavioural Optometrist,

VisionCare Development, Acomb

The Discount Rate, PPOs and Ogden Tables

• How did we get here?

• Does the allowance for advice costs truly reflect the cost of investing damages?

• Comparative rates – Jersey, NI and Scotland

• How we envisage the regular reviews to go

• What’s new in Ogden 8

• PPO v lump sum in the negative discount rate era

Speaker: Julian Chamberlayne, Stewarts Law, London

BRAIN INJURY SEMINARS: DAY ONEKindly sponsored by Forensic Collision Investigation and Reconstruction Ltd. (FCIR)

SEMINAR 5:Friday, 20 Nov (09:30 - 10:15)

SEMINAR 7:

SEMINAR 6:

SEMINAR 8:

Friday, 20 Nov (10:15 - 11:00)

Friday, 20 Nov (11:00 - 11:45)

Friday, 20 Nov (11:45 - 12:30)

Imaging in traumatic brain injury: Everything you need to know!

This talk will focus on key aspects of the imaging of traumatic brain injury and will be illustrated by reference to a number of case histories, including examples of coup and contre-coup injury, diffuse axonal injury, fat embolus syndrome, and secondary post-traumatic brain injury. The following aspects will be also emphasised:

• The complementary but different natures of CT and MR • The importance of understanding the use of susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) techniques • The use (or otherwise) of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) • The importance of understanding the nuances and subtleties of neuroradiological scan interpretation • The nature of local radiological reporting.

Speaker: Dr Daniel Birchall, Consultant Neuroradiologist & Director, Neuroradiology Consulting, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Professionalising case management: Registration, regulation or accreditation

• The history of case management and where we are now• Regulation of case management and how this will align with other regulatory bodies such as CQC• How the medicolegal industry may need to adapt its practice in line with any developmentsSpeakers: Karen Burgin, CMSUK, Wimbledon Angela Kerr, BABICM, Nottingham

BRAIN INJURY SEMINARS: DAY TWOKindly sponsored by Forensic Collision Investigation and Reconstruction Ltd. (FCIR)

Children and young adults: Understanding the support

you can obtain for your client through an EHCP

• What are ‘Special Educational Needs’ (SEN)? • What is an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), what can it provide and how can your client get one? • The support that is available, funded by statutory bodies, up to the age of 25 – education, social care and health • Deficits in EHCPs and challenging content of plans • The relevance to all PI and negligence lawyers • Considerations for a schedule of loss • At what stage SEN advice should be sought • Statutory funding post settlement by the LA and NHS

Speakers: Jemma Garside and Laxmi Patel, Boyes Turner, Reading

Intensive neuro rehabThis talk will present the MOTIONrehab journey from conception of the clinic to the implementation of the high intensive rehabilitation programme augmented by robotics and VR.

It will discuss the outcomes and impact that a new delivery model of rehabilitation is having for patients with neurological impairment and what impact this approach may have for future of rehabilitation.

Speaker: Sarah Daniel, Motion Rehab, Harrogate

SPINAL CORD INJURY SEMINARS: DAY ONE


SEMINAR 3:

SEMINAR 2:

SEMINAR 4:

Thursday, 19 Nov (14:45 - 15:30)

Thursday, 19 Nov (16:00 - 16:45)

Thursday, 19 Nov (16:45 - 17:30)

Legal update in catastrophic injury cases

A review of the key liability, quantum and procedural decisions that have arisen over

the last 12 months.

Speaker: Eliot Woolf QC, Outer Temple Chambers, London

The Discount Rate, PPOs and Ogden Tables

• How did we get here?• Does the allowance for advice costs truly reflect the cost of investing damages?• Comparative rates – Jersey, NI and Scotland• How we envisage the regular reviews to go• What’s new in Ogden 8• PPO v lump sum in the negative discount rate era

Speaker: Julian Chamberlayne, Stewarts Law, LondonTransport, holidays and state of

the art aids and equipmentEnabling a client to access their community is essential to post-injury rehabilitation, this session will focus on:

• Transport - an expert’s perspective • Vehicle adaptations

Holidays can be a difficult area to address and provide accurate costs. However, the return of the claimant to pre-injury leisure, such as holidays can be vital to their ongoing psychological adjustment post-injury. The session will focus on:

• The main considerations from an expert perspective • Use of travel consultancy to ensure a robust flight, accommodation, transport and excursion package

As equipment and aides evolve, it is essential to understand the benefit to the claimant and when the use of these can enable independence, safety and promote wellbeing. The session will focus on:

• Around the home, how can we enable independence? • In the community, how can we promote access, leisure activity and independence?

Speaker: Kay Taylor, Care Expert Witness,Jacqueline Webb, Salisbury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious medical condition that causes functional, psychological and socioeconomic disorder. Long-term secondary medical complications are common in patients with SCI, which further negatively impact on patients’ functional independence, quality of life and life expectancy. Therefore, prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of chronic secondary complications in patients with SCI is critical for limiting these complications, improving survival, community participation and health-related quality of life. The purpose of this session is to provide an overview of risk factors, signs, symptoms, prevention and treatment approaches for secondary long-term complications in patients with SCI.

Speaker: Dr Jan Gawronski, Consultant & Clinical Lead, London Spinal Cord Injury Centre

Long term health considerations in those who

have lived 25+ years with an SCI

SPINAL CORD INJURY SEMINARS: DAY TWO


SEMINAR 7:

SEMINAR 6:

SEMINAR 8:

Friday, 20 Nov (10:15 - 11:00)

Friday, 20 Nov (11:00 - 11:45) Friday, 20 Nov (11:45 - 12:30)Children and young adults: Understanding the support

you can obtain for your client through an EHCP

• What are ‘Special Educational Needs’ (SEN)? • What is an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and what can it provide and how can your client get one? • The support that is available, funded by statutory bodies, up to the age of 25 – education, social care and health • Deficits in EHCPs and challenging content of plans • The relevance to all PI and negligence lawyers • Considerations for a schedule of loss • At what stage SEN advice should be sought • Statutory funding post settlement by the LA and NHS Speakers: Jemma Garside and Laxmi Patel, Boyes Turner, Reading

Women’s health and practical considerations in spinal cord injury

Raquel will discuss the full issues of women’s health and what you, as specialist solicitors, need to consider in this up and coming area.

Raquel will use her legal knowledge and personal experiences to cover a range of topics to include accessing women’s healthcare; surrogacy/fertility; pregnancy; parenting and menopause.

Speaker: Raquel Siganporia, Spinal Injury Lawyer and Trustee, Spinal Injuries Association, London

Cauda Equina Syndrome - the patient perspective

Claire Thornber is a former CES patient (10 years) who now runs the national support group for people living with CES and their families.

As the national support group, Claire will give you a unique insight into the following:

• Life after a CES diagnosis - the impact on the client and life at home • How you can best support your client during the claims process to relieve stress, isolation and financial worries after the devastation of injury • The importance of treating CES as a spinal cord injury and all that it entails • The importance of working with accredited medical experts in relation to CES casesSpeaker: Claire Thornber, Founder, CESA, Broughton

Intensive neuro rehab

This talk will present the MOTIONrehab journey from conception of the clinic to the implementation of the high intensive rehabilitation programme augmented by robotics and VR .

It will discuss the outcomes and impact that a new delivery model of rehabilitation is having for patients with neurological impairment and what impact this approach may have for future of rehabilitation.

Speaker: Sarah Daniel, Motion Rehab, Harrogate

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SEMINARS: DAY ONE


SEMINAR 3:

SEMINAR 2:

SEMINAR 4:

Thursday, 19 Nov (14:45 - 15:30)

Thursday, 19 Nov (16:00 - 16:45)

Thursday, 19 Nov (16:45 - 17:30)

The curse of bullying in the legal profession and how to

prevent it in the future• The statistics and the problems• Mental health• How to change/prevent the culture• Correct recruitment and retention

Speakers: Helen Clifford, Lynn Murray & Co, Cranleigh Daniel Lewis, Daniel Lewis Law Ltd, Albury

The 5 most important qualities of a great leader

A leader is just someone others choose to follow.

Lynne believes that good law firm leaders are not born but made by developing qualities that enable their peers to trust and respect them.

In this session Lynne will discuss her top 5.The others are in her book – attend the session for a free copy!

Speaker: Lynne Burdon Bolt Burdon Kemp, London

This session looks at the causes of negligence claims in personal injury action, what PI lawyers can do to avoid being sued and what to do if a potential negligence issue arises during the course of proceedings.

Topics covered include:

• What kind of claims lead to you being sued? • Limitation – not every limitation period is three years • The dangers of using the Part 8 procedure, inappropriately • Serving the claim form – a procedure rife with difficulty. Who do you serve and when? • Paying court fees • How to avoid getting your action struck out • The dangers of using the Part 8 procedure • Witness statements as a source of pain and trouble • How to put things right • Learning from the experience

Speaker: Gordon Exall, Barrister, Kings Chambers, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham

Complaints: Making them less painful

for all concerned• How to not make them worse

• What system to use?

• Record keeping – specifically for practicing certificate renewal

• Dealing with unreasonable people

• Dealing with LeO

• Dealing with SRA

• Can some good come from them?

Speaker: David Bott, Past APIL President, Bott & Company Solicitors Ltd, Wilmslow

Kindly sponsored by 9 Gough Square

When something hits the fan: What can you do to avoid

negligence claims in PI litigation?

BRAIN INJURY SEMINARSBUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SEMINARS: DAY TWO


SEMINAR 7:

SEMINAR 6:

SEMINAR 8:

Friday, 20 Nov (10:15 - 11:00)

Friday, 20 Nov (11:00 - 11:45) Friday, 20 Nov (11:45 - 12:30)

Well-being and supportMental health matters

Working in the law can be hugely rewarding, but it can sometimes be tough - long hours, meeting the expectations of clients, and a competitive environment can all take their toll on your mental health. As a lawyer, your mind is your greatest asset and looking after it and the minds of colleagues is key to doing your best legal work.

This session will explore how the culture and practice of law can have an impact on mental health and the practical steps you and your workplace can take to support and promote good mental health.

Speaker: Elizabeth Rimmer, LawCare, London

Lessons learnt from monitoring visits

• Funding issues • Case planning • Case expedition • Rehabilitation • Learning/development • Business considerations

Speakers: Colin Ettinger, APIL corporate assessor and Past APIL President, London

Frances McCarthy, APIL corporate assessor and Past APIL President, Pattinson & Brewer, London

2020 vision: Business planning for the new decade

• Running a profitable PI practice in the 2020s

• More costs challenges ahead

• Business models and M&A

• Implications of Brexit

Speaker: David Marshall, Past APIL President, Anthony Gold, London

Kindly sponsored by 9 Gough Square

A case for diversity

This seminar session will address the extant conditions with the industry and more widely in terms of diversity and the advantages and disadvantages of a diverse or homogenous workplace respectively.

It will deal with compliance with the new SRA code of conduct, the reputational and commercial ramifications of an absence of diversity, obstacles to creating a diverse workplace and finally, touch upon practical steps which can be taken to improve the picture.

Speaker: Amandeep S Dhillon, England Stickland & Neale, Birmingham

JUNIOR LITIGATOR SEMINARS: DAY ONE


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SEMINAR 2:

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Thursday, 19 Nov (14:45 - 15:30)

Thursday, 19 Nov (16:00 - 16:45)

Thursday, 19 Nov (16:45 - 17:30)

Well-being: Look after yourself for a change!

How to make working in a solicitors’ office less stressful in the 21st century…

and more fun!Solicitors’ offices are stressful places. Nearly 70% of solicitors are said to suffer high levels of stress. This seminar will look at the causes of stress in the office and at ways it can be reduced.

Richard Barr has been writing about life in the office for legal journals for many decades and has himself been through (and survived) numerous stressful situations. He will be sharing his sometimes bizarre experiences gleaned from nearly 50 years in legal practice and offering some conventional (and sometimes unconventional) solutions.

Topics covered will include: difficult partners, clients from hell, how to cope with your cockups, office parties, office love affairs, alcohol, snowball fights and of course harassment.

His aim will be to show that for all its downsides, working in the law can and should be fun and fulfilling.

Speaker: Richard Barr, APIL EC Member, Scott Moncrief & Associates Ltd, Norwich

Value of social media

• Social media as a business development tool

• How to make effective use

• Benefits and pitfalls

• Building a profile: Personal profile vs employer profile

• What to say and how to say it

• Discussing different platforms

• Interaction with other forms of medium (TV, radio etc)

• Dealing with trolling/criticism

Speaker: Trevor Sterling, Moore Blatch, Richmond-upon-Thames

Fee earner discussion

“Interrogate the panel”

Come along to this interactive open forum to ask your questions to the panel and

chat about your difficult cases!

Facilitators: Emma Ferguson, Secretary of APIL’s Junior Litigator Special Interest Group, Bolt Burdon Kemp, London

Patricia Leonard, 7BR, London

Frankie Rhodes, Leigh Day, London

Laura Swaine, Co-ordinator, of APIL’s Junior Litigator Special Interest Group, Osbornes Law, London

Kindly sponsored by Mobile Doctors

Does (s)he doesn’t (s)he? Carrying out mental capacity assessments from a clinical

neuropsychology perspectiveA training workshop intended to cover the issues of capacity including the frontal lobe paradox and the impact this can have on straight forward capacity assessments. Along with providing advice to personal injury lawyers as to the steps which can be taken to assist experts in understanding the full picture when it comes to their assessment.Speaker: Dr Najma-Khan Bourne, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist 10 Harley Street, London

BRAIN INJURY SEMINARSJUNIOR LITIGATOR SEMINARS: DAY TWO


SEMINAR 7:

SEMINAR 6:

SEMINAR 8:

Friday, 20 Nov (10:15 - 11:00)

Friday, 20 Nov (11:00 - 11:45)

Friday, 20 Nov (11:45 - 12:30)

Ogden Tables and schedules: How to do the calculations

yourselfThis session is designed to introduce junior litigators to future loss claims and, particularly, how to calculate future loss of earnings and future costs of care. You will leave the session with a good grounding and confidence to draft your own schedules.

The session will cover:- • An explanation of the Ogden Tables

• Definition of the Discount Rate

• Short history of the change in the Discount Rate

• Case study and explanation of how to calculate a future loss of earnings claim

• Case study and explanation of how to calculate a future care claim Speaker: Malcolm Underhill, IBB Solicitors, Uxbridge

AI cybersecurity, law and patient safety

This seminar will raise awareness of digital problems, such as cybersecurity and poor medical/digital regulation (especially of AI), that are frequently misunderstood. It will consider the general lack of relevant IT awareness, particularly in healthcare and law, and hence the potential for miscarriages of justice.

Do bring questions!

Speaker: Prof. Harold Thimbleby, See Change Fellow in Digital Health, Swansea University, Swansea

Trial bundles

Preparing for trial can be daunting!! Over the years, trial bundles have been criticised by the courts from broken lever arch files, for the documentation included, and most recently in the prorogation of parliament appeals, we saw counsel having to add numbering to each of his pages where his paginated copy of the bundle did not match the others!

Whilst a beautifully prepared bundle will not win a bad case, a poorly prepared bundle can damage a good case.

Therefore getting bundles right is an important step in the preparation for trial.

Speakers: Emma Ferguson, Secretary, APIL’s Junior Litigator Special Interest Group, Bolt Burdon Kemp, London Laura Swaine, Co-ordinator, APIL’s Junior Litigator Special Interest Group, Osbornes Law, London

Sepsis

This seminar will look at the medico-legal issues and the

importance of timely diagnosis of sepsis

Speaker: Dr Barbara Phillips, Honorary Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton

Kindly sponsored by Mobile Doctors

To book your place on this event, please complete the enclosed booking form and return it to:APIL, 3 Alder Court, Rennie Hogg Road, Nottingham NG2 1RX

Tel: 0115 943 5436 E-mail: [email protected]

Golf, spa and weekend rates at the Celtic Manor Resort

APIL is pleased to have negotiated the following special rates for our guests. To take advantage of any of these rates, please contact the Celtic Manor directly on 01633 413000 and confirm that you are attending the APIL conference.

Discounted golf rates*:

Day Roman Roads Montgomerie Course Twenty Ten CourseWednesday, 18 Nov £29 per person £29 per person £93 per personThursday, 19 Nov £29 per person No discount available £93 per personFriday, 20 Nov No discount available £29 per person No discount availableSaturday, 21 Nov No discount available £29 per person No discount available

15% discount off any treatment at the forum spa (excluding packages)*: Valid between Wednesday, 18 November and Friday, 20 November.

Extend your stay - Friday, 20 November and Saturday, 21 November*:£118 (inc VAT) for double occupancy, bed and breakfast.£158 (inc VAT) for double occupancy, dinner (in the Olive Tree Restaurant), bed and breakfast

*Please note that APIL will not be held liable if any of the leisure facilities are not in working order. Please note that the rates set above are done so by the Celtic Manor and APIL will not be held liable should they withdraw the rates at any point.

Special thanks to our sponsors

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£645 + VAT £875 + VAT

Day one delegate - Thursday, 19 November only £240 + VAT £340 + VATDay two delegate - Friday, 20 November only £240 + VAT £340 + VATTwo day non-residential packagePlease note that this package does NOT include accommodation or evening dinner tickets

£460 + VAT £660 + VAT

Night prior to the conference and partner supplementsEvening prior to the conference - Wed, 18 NovemberIncludes single occupancy accommodation at the Celtic Manor and one ticket to the welcome reception. Package cannot be split.

£195 + VAT £195 + VAT

Additional welcome reception ticket (spouses/partners only) £50 + VAT £50 + VATAdditional gala dinner ticket (spouses/partners only) £70 + VAT £70 + VATDouble occupancy supplement per night £55 + VAT per night £55 + VAT per night

Junior litigator and charity ratesJunior litigator package*Includes attendance at both days of the conference, plus accommodation and one ticket to the gala dinner on Thurs, 19 Nov

£375 + VAT N/A

Junior litigator twinners’ package*Includes attendance at both days of the conference for two APIL junior litigators plus one TWIN ROOM and two tickets to the gala dinner on Thurs, 19 Nov (NB: The price of £645 + VAT is for two delegates)

£645 + VAT N/A

Junior litigator day package*Day delegate only with no accommodation or evening dinnerPlease specify which day you wish to attend

£150 + VAT N/A

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£150 + VAT N/A

APIL’s 30th anniversary conferenceCeltic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales, Wednesday, 18 - Friday, 20 Nov 2020

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E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 0115 943 5436

*The junior litigator rate is only valid for APIL members with up to 4 years overall experience. Charity rates are only open to APIL members **The non-member rate is only valid for those who are eligible for APIL membership.

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