This essential update, presented by APIL secretary Brett Dixon, will cover recent legal and regulatory changes, focusing on the following areas:
Construction site accidents
- Addressing liability issues and the complexities of claims involving multiple defendants
Work at Height
- Managing ladder-related injury claims
- Duties and responsibilities with multiple defendants
- Assessing contributory negligence in height-related incidents
The Enterprise Act
- Worrying developments from Scotland and how to deal with those arguments
Vicarious Liability
- Liability concerns for ambulance services
- Legal implications involving pubs, door staff, and independent contractors
Vice President, Law Society
Brett is a consultant solicitor with higher rights of audience for all civil proceedings. His specialism is civil procedure with a specific interest in digital change. He also provides training and consultancy services in relation to personal injury, technology and practice development.
He is also the Deputy Vice President Elect of the Law Society of England & Wales. He has been the president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers on two occasions. He is a senior fellow of APIL and chair of the Senior Fellow Appointments Committee. He is involved in decisions in relation to interventions in civil proceedings recently including Belsner v Cam, Ho v Adelekun, and Hassam v Rabot along with judicial reviews by APIL of the fixed recoverable costs rules and the discount rate. He is a past member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee and the current legal expert member of the Online Procedure Rule Committee. He is a director of Medco and a member of the Official Injuries Advisory Group... view full biography