Witness Statements in Clinical Negligence Claims - Hints & Tips Explored

Introduction

This short webinar will focus on the nuances and specific requirements of witness statement drafting in clinical negligence claims (whether for a Claimant or Defendant).

This webinar is aimed at all those involved in drafting witness statements in clinical negligence claims and it assumes a working knowledge of the format and content of witness statements generally.

What You Will Learn

This short webinar will cover the following:

• Who needs to give evidence where they may be many caregivers for example, or many clinicians involved in some aspect of the Claimant’s care
• Defendant’s witness statements. What is and what is not opinion evidence and therefore the proper boundaries of clinicians’ witness statements
• Records versus recollection. A recap of the caselaw as it informs statement drafting where there are factual issues about either the accuracy or the completeness of the records
• Consent cases. The need for a cogent explanation from a Claimant as to why they would have declined or postponed the index surgery
• General hints and tips

This webinar was recorded on 24th September 2024

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