Disclosure Dilemmas Day: Not For The Faint Hearted

This timely and exciting one-day workshop will cover the legal and practical implications of disclosure of documentation during the course of the litigation process.

Disclosure Dilemmas Day is a vital event for brain injury case managers and all others leading and involved in litigation.

Our highly impressive line-up of speakers will be chaired by Theo Huckle QC (Doughty Street Chambers) and include perspectives from brain injury case managers, claimant and defendant litigators as well as a judicial perspective. The programme will also look at working jointly under the rehabilitation code.

Programme

09:15 – 10:00	Registration, Refreshments & Networking
10:00 – 10:05	Welcome & Introductions – Chair: Theo Huckle QC, Doughty Street Chambers.
10:05 – 10:30	Outline of the law on disclosure & privilege, GDPR & Judicial perspective – Barrister (TBC).
10:30 – 11:00	Defendant Insurer Perspective: Disclosure issues arising from initial notification of the claim and particularly pre-proceedings, including under the Rehabilitation Code – David Fisher, AXA Insurance.
11:00 – 11:30	Refreshments & Networking
11:30 – 12:00	Brain injury case manager’s perspective & perspective of a care expert: Responsibilities, procedures, practicalities, communication issues relevant to managers and individual case managers. Disclosure required by care & case management expert & issues arising in giving evidence – Debbie Eaton, Case Manager.
12:30 – 12:45	Question Time
12:45 – 13:45	Lunch & Networking
13:45 – 14:30	Defendant solicitor perspective: Issues & considerations in litigation, collaborative working, Rehab Code, disclosure orders, assessing quantum, offers to settle, joint settlement meetings & preparing for Trial – Malcolm Henke, Horwich Farrelly.
14:30 – 14:45	Comfort Break
14:45 – 15:15	Clinical negligence claimant solicitor perspective: Issues arising from the unique perspective of litigating a clinical negligence claim –Jenny Urwi n, FieldFisher.
15:15– 16:00	Personal Injury claimant solicitor perspective: Legal, practical, management & tactical issues & considerations pre & post issue of proceedings, working under the Rehab Code & in litigating for Trial, including consideration of disclosure & quantum issues arising from future contingency issues – Victoria Oliver, Bolt Burdon Kemp.
16:00 – 16:15	Question Time
16:15 – 16:30	Closing Remarks – Chair: Theo Huckle QC, Doughty Street Chambers.

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For further information on this event, please contact the BABICM office.