This brand new course will bring you right up to date on the fundamentals of spinal injury claims.

Aimed at the junior practitioner who is new to the area, this one-day virtual event will cover:

• The spine
  • An introduction to the anatomy of the spine
  • The common modalities of injury to the spine        
  • Consequences of spinal cord injury            
• Running a spinal claim
  • First interview with the client            
  • Funding the claim 
  • Discharge planning
  • Case management 
  • NHS input and therapies
  • Housing
  • Benefits
  • Pre-action and early interactions with insurer & defendant
• Rehab, care and experts
  • Rehabilitation and equipment                
  • The experts you are likely to need and why
• Litigation and settlement
  • Bringing proceedings            
  • The schedule of loss
  • Case management
  • Costs budgeting
  • ADR, provisional damages & periodical payments    
  • Financial management and investment