Description
This is a Level 2: Experienced Practitioner webinar
Dealing with cases under the OLA can be challenging; multiple defendants cause concern for Claimants and getting the right defendants is crucial.This webinar will bring you up to date on the latest liability issues and will update you on recent case law.
After watching our Webinar you will have learnt:
- The arguments concerning occupiers obligations and the definition of an “obvious danger”
- The liability arguments concerning warnings, safety briefings and disclaimers
- The strength of an allegation of Volenti
- The liability arguments relevant where the accident has been caused by the actions of the Occupiers visitors
- The issues and costs implications of joining multiple defendants in an OLA case
- The particular issues relevant where the Claimant is a vulnerable visitor
We will be discussing:
- Obvious Dangers
- English Heritage v Taylor 11 May 2016 [2016] EWCA Civ 448;
- McKevitt v National Trust for Scotland 2018 Rep. L.R. 76;
- English Heritage v Taylor 11 May 2016 [2016] EWCA Civ 448;
- Warnings and Disclaimers and Safety Briefings
- Maylin v Dacorum Sports Trust (t/a XC Sportspace)
- Queen’s Bench Division 09 March 2017[2017] EWHC 378 (QB)
- Volenti
- Geary v JD Wetherspoon Plc 14 June 2011[2011] EWHC 1506 (QB);
- Risk v Rose Bruford College [2013] EWHC 3869 (QB); [2014] E.L.R. 157
- Pollock v Cahill and another [2015] EWHC 2260 (QB)30 July 2015
- Pinchbeck v Craggy Island Ltd Queen’s Bench Division15 March 2012 Unreported
- Occupiers Liability for actions of visitors
- The Bosworth Water Trust v SSR and AB and JBW [2018] EWHC 444 (QB)
- Vulnerable Visitors/Trespassers
- Pook v Rossall School [2018] All ER (D) 113 (Mar)
- Spearman v Royal United Bath Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust[2017] EWHC 3027 (QB)
- Multiple Defendants – QOCS
- Corstorphine (A Child) v Liverpool City Council [2018] EWCA Civ 270
Book this Webinar if you want to be able to:
- Advise on liability and assess the risk that the accident may have been caused by an “obvious danger”
- Advise Claimants on the likely risks of warnings, safety briefings and disclaimers successfully defeating the claim
- Advise the claimant on the prospects of success where the defendant alleges Volenti
- Advise the Claimant on the advisability of joining multiple defendants in OLA cases
- Apply knowledge of recent key decisions on the appropriate standard of care under the OLA where the Claimant is a vulnerable visitor
When:
This webinar will be presented live on Wednesday, 19th September at 10:00 am
If you are unable to watch the webinar on the scheduled date and time, you can still place your booking. We will send you a recording that can be watched at your convenience 24 hours after the live presentation. 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 Elena@masstraining.org.uk
