About this course
This half day course has been specifically designed for clinical negligence expert witnesses (both new and experienced). By way of both case examples and a Q&A session, this interactive course will look at the practicalities of being a clinical negligence expert witness. In particular, it will explore the expert’s duties and responsibilities, provide practical tips on the preparation of CPR-compliant reports and highlight pitfalls and traps to be avoided by reference to recent case law.
The course can be attended either as a free-standing course or in conjunction with Clinical Negligence Essentials Part 1: substantive legal principles and case law for the expert witness
What you will learn
Key topics covered:
- The duties and responsibilities of an expert in clinical negligence cases
- How to apply the law and legal principles to an expert report
- The practical impact of Montgomery and valid consent
- Evidence and the use of medical records and other documents
- Setting out a report in practice and tips on report writing in a clinical negligence setting
- Procedural steps and the expert, including the expert discussions
- Recent case law from the judiciary on what experts should and should not be doing
- An interactive case example helping demonstrate the above
Recent reviews
Very well presented, engaging and informative. An enjoyable course.
Excellent afternoon, extremely useful.
Planning to undertake the Bond Solon Training next year, so this was a fantastic introduction to concepts