Overview
This webinar, delivered by Chris Allen of Exchange Chambers, explores key legal principles and practical challenges in accommodation claims, with a particular focus on cases involving children. It revisits foundational concepts before addressing complex and often contentious issues such as defining the claimant’s uninjured position, assessing entitlement to multiple properties, and handling cases involving short life expectancy. The session also considers the long-term implications of early decision-making in child claims, including whether a “forever home” must be determined at a young age.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Understand and apply the fundamental principles of accommodation claims
- Identify and navigate common issues arising in child accommodation cases
- Analyse how to assess the claimant’s uninjured position in practice
- Evaluate whether and when a child claimant may recover damages for more than one property
- Consider the legal and practical implications of long-term housing decisions made at an early age
- Approach accommodation claims involving short life expectancy with appropriate legal reasoning and sensitivity
Barrister, Exchange Chambers, Liverpool
Building on his practice in catastrophic / serious injury, Chris has an extensive practice in military claims acting only for Claimants. He is regarded as a military specialist and he fully understands the nuances of the military structure including the downgrading and discharge procedure as well as the challenges of establishing career projections. Chris has a real insight in how to fully and correctly undertake pension loss calculations in military cases.
Chris receives instructions from a number of national firms who specialise in military law including claims involving;
- Non-Freezing Cold Injuries (NFCI)
- Freezing injuries (frost bite) and heat injuries
- Serious head or spinal injuries
- Road traffic accidents involving armed forces personnel both in the UK and abroad
- Accidents involving military vehicles
- Injury on operations or on exercise
- Bullying, harassment and assault
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Hearing loss
- Medical negligence by armed forces personnel
- Failure in diagnosis and to observe medical limitations
- Delay in medical treatment
- Personal injury caused by defective or inappropriate equipment
- Exposure to toxic substances including chemical agents, asbestos and toxic waste
He has successfully settled many claims involving NCFI’s at joint settlement meetings and has experience of dealing with other very serious injuries involving military personnel... view full biography