Overview
This webinar focuses on the unique challenges faced by self-employed individuals, business owners, and those working in sports and entertainment when claiming compensation for loss of earnings following an injury. With over 4.28 million self-employed people in the UK, these claimants often face difficulties in proving their income, future prospects, and losses. The session will explore practical issues such as undeclared income, limited company structures, and calculating net loss, as well as examining recent legal cases and outcomes. Attendees will gain insights into best practices for handling these claims effectively.
Objectives
By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Understand the challenges faced by self-employed claimants, including directors of small companies, in proving loss of earnings.
- Identify specific issues in claims involving sports and entertainment professionals, including establishing future earning potential and “loss of chance.”
- Recognize practical difficulties arising from undeclared income and limited company structures.
- Learn methods for calculating net loss accurately in various self-employed and business contexts.
- Review recent case law to understand outcomes and precedents for self-employed and sports/entertainment claimants.
- Apply best practices for preparing loss of earnings claims, including using specialized questionnaires designed for self-employed and business-owner claimants.
Barrister
Kings Chambers, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham and 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London
Gordon was called to the Bar in 1991 having originally qualified and practised as a solicitor. He practices from Kings Chambers, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham and 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London. He works in the area of personal injury litigation and in the law relating to civil procedure, limitation and costs. He has a particular interest in issues relating to damages, evidence, costs and procedure.
Gordon is a former executive committee member of APIL and has lectured widely for APIL and CPIL on personal injury and procedure topics. Gordon is the author of Personal Injury Practice Notes (Cavendish); The APIL Guide to Fatal Accidents (now in its 4th edition); the 14th edition of Munkman and Exall on Damages for Personal Injury Death and Periodical Payments the New Law. He also wrote the section on limitation for the APIL loose-leaf and contributes two chapters to Munkman on Employer’s Liability... view full biography