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This week's CPD programmes

Synopsis - Programme 5539, 3 September 2010

Personal Injury: Asbestos Related Disease Update

 
There are important new developments in handling Asbestos-related disease (ARD) claims. The number of claims is predicted to rise over the next ten years and claimants face increasing opposition from defending insurers. This programme covers the:

  • recent cases on breach of duty and causation
  • current position relating to pleural plaques
  • proposed pre-action protocol for mesothelioma claims
  • implications of the Jackson report for asbestos related disease claims
  • role of employer’s liability insurance and tracing potential insurers

Contributors include Stephen Glynn (Barrister, 9 Gough Square) and Daniel Easton (Partner, Leigh Day & Co).

Classification for CPD

Intermediate; Advanced; Update


Synopsis - Programme 5540, 3 September 2010

Practice Management & Compliance: Complaints Handling

 
From October 2010 there will be a new regulatory regime with a single point of entry for complaints about legal services. Solicitors need to be aware of the impact on their obligations and duties in managing client complaints. This programme covers:

  • the roles and functions of the new complaints handling bodies;
  • the measures available to these bodies and their likely approach;
  • effective internal complaints handling within a firm;
  • relevant provisions of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 and Law Society guidance

Contributors include Marian Bloodworth (Chief Legal Ombudsman) and John Verry (Risk Director, TLT LLP).

Classification for CPD

Intermediate; Advanced; Update


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