This full day course will give a detailed analysis of quantum, with practical and tactical information, for clinical negligence lawyers, including:
- General principles on quantum
- Identifying all heads of general damages
- Problems and solutions when claiming for loss of earnings
- How to approach and prove claims for care
- Tactics on schedules and counter-schedules
- What factual evidence is required on quantum?
- What expert evidence is required on quantum?
- Joint experts?
- Understanding the Ogden Tables
- Dealing with case management issues on quantum
- Use of Part 36 on quantum
- Managing expectations
- Negotiating settlement
- Avoiding exaggeration and related allegations
- Avoiding under-settlement and negligence claims
APIL Past President, Director of Switalskis Solicitors Ltd
John McQuater qualified as a solicitor in 1983 and is a Director of Personal Injury, and member of the Complex Injury Team, at Switalskis Solicitors.
He is a member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme and a member of the Law Society Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme (as well as being an assessor for that scheme). He had, whilst the scheme was operation, Catastrophic Injury Accreditation from the Law Society... view full biography