Description
This is a Level 1: Introductory webinar
Keeping up to date on all the new decisions in RTA is vital for a successful practice and to get the best results for your clients. This webinar will get you up to date on the latest liability decisions.
After watching our Webinar you will have learnt:
- The circumstances when the burden of proof is likely to be reversed in liability arguments in RTA’s and the circumstances in which it is relevant
- The arguments relevant to liability disputes in pedestrian cases.
- The likely apportionment of liability arguments where the claimant is injured as a bus passenger
- The issues raised by arguments about claimant’s speed and its contribution to the happening of an accident
- The possible causation arguments made by defendants in RTA’s
We will be discussing:
- Driving giving rise to an inference of negligence – reversal of the burden of proof
- Kennedy v Mackenzie [2017] CSOH 118)
- Pedestrians and Contributory Negligence
- Bruma (A Protected Party) v Hassan [2017] EWHC 3209 (QB)
- Wooldridge v George Queen’s Bench Division 23 January 2017
- Bus Passengers
- Marrett-Gregory v Metroline Ltd[2018] EWHC 2147 (QB)
- Causation
- Thornhill v Bagas [2017] EWHC 1513 (QB)
- Apportionment
- McGeer v Macintosh [2017] EWCA Civ 79;
- Shevlin v European Metal Recycling Ltd[2018] EWHC 1695 (QB)
Book this Webinar if you want to be able to:
- Analyze the cases where the burden of proof is reversed and advise effectively on Liability
- Give realistic liability advice to claimants in pedestrian cases
- Make decisions about the parties to join as defendants in bus passenger accidents
- Advise the claimant on the realistic chances of a finding of contributory negligence
- Make and realistically assess settlement offers
When:
This webinar will be presented live on Wednesday, 12th December at 1:00 pm
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
