Calculating Future Losses: Ogden Masterclass

Description

This is a Level 3: Team Leader / Supervisor Practitioner webinar

Calculating future losses can be a daunting task. This webinar will keep you up to date on all the changes relevant to the calculation of future losses using the Ogden tables. Looking at the implications of the proposed new Discount Rate and a practical look at a calculation using the both the tables and supplementary tables to split multipliers for variable future earnings.

After watching our Webinar you will have learnt:

• The effect of the level of the Discount rate and its impact on the value of the losses
• The ways to use the tables to calculate future losses
• The relevance of the Claimant’s disability status when calculating losses using the supplementary tables
• The method to adopt to calculate future losses where the claimant will have variations in future earnings

We will be discussing:

• The Discount Rate
  • What does it mean and how will a change impact your clients
    • Part 36 – offers, acceptance ,withdrawal
    • Settlements, court approval, renegotiation
  • Accommodation
    • Roberts v Johnstone revisited? JR v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 1245 (QB
  • Using the Supplementary Tables – when and how?
    • Disability?
  • Worked examples -Variable future earnings
    • Split multipliers

Book this Webinar if you want to:

• Advise effectively on any Part 36 offers
• Make carefully judged Part 36 offers
• Assess the desirability of Periodical Payment Orders in the light of the Discount Rate 
• Calculate and advise on the calculation for Accommodation in the light of the negative Discount Rate
• Use the tables to calculate loss of future earnings in cases where the Claimant will have variable future earnings

When:

This webinar is now available as a recording and you can access it whenever you wish. The recording link can be accessed for a whole year after the initial presentation. Our delegates will also receive the power point presentation slides used by our trainer during the webinar presentation.

Your Trainer:

Nicky Carter is a self-employed Solicitor and Legal Trainer and has been delivering training for us since 2010.

Price:

Prices for MASS Members are £75 for a single view and £150 for a group view

Prices for Non Members are £95 for a single view and £190 for a group view

Book online via our website by choosing an option above or fill in our booking form and return it to admin@masstraining.org.uk