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Legal Knowledge/Skills
- CRU
- The Law
- Practicalities of Dealing with CRU
- Withholding Benefits
- Appeals and Reviews
- Mandatory Reconsideration.
- Calculating Future Losses
- Using the Ogden Tables
- Understanding Which Table to Use
- Losses for Life
- Losses to Retirement
- Loss of Earnings Claims
- Loss of Pension
- Aids and Equipment
- Care Claims
- Using Reduction Factors
- Mixing Tables
- Interpolation
- Calculations with Changing Multiplicands
- The Court’s Approach to Future Losses – Blamire v South Cumbria Health Authority, Conner v Bradman and Smith v Manchester.
- QOCS
- When it Applies
- How it Works
- Exceptions to QOCS
- Disapplication of QOCS
- Tactical Decisions
- QOCS and Part 36
- Fundamental Dishonesty – QOCS and Section 57 Findings.
No prior knowledge is required for this course.
Preparation
A case study, based around a PI file, is completed pre-course.
Post-Coursework
The post-coursework for this course is completion of a Personal Development Plan.
By completing this exercise, you will reflect on the knowledge acquired from attending this course, and plan and record ongoing learning and development needs; as required by the SRA continuing competence regime.
A2 Maintain the level of competence and legal knowledge needed to practise effectively, taking into account changes in their role and/or practice context and developments in the law
A4 Draw on a sufficient detailed knowledge and understanding of their field(s) of work and role in order to practise effectively
A5 Apply understanding, critical thinking and analysis to solve problems
B1 Obtain relevant facts
B3 Develop and advise on relevant options, strategies and solutions
B7 Plan, manage and progress legal cases and transactions.