Following the great demand for places at the previous Cerebral Palsy conference in
Manchester in October 2007, we are updating the programme and bringing the event to
London. Quantification of claims when acting for those profoundly brain damaged has
become increasingly challenging. Testimony to this is the amount of litigation that has
resulted, ranging from indexation claims to arguments concerning the cost of care and life
expectancy.
The conference will discuss and analyse the areas currently under the spotlight so that
lawyers are aware of the challenges required to best represent their clients.
Cerebral Palsy
ensuring you do the best for your client
Thursday 12 June 2008, Browns Courtrooms, London
for patient safety and justicewww.avma.org.ukconferences@avma.org.ukConference Programme
09.00 Registration & coffee
09.45 Chairman’s Introduction
Christopher Gibson QC, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
09.50 Discussing Methods of Calculating Life Expectancy
Professor Jane Hutton, Department of Statistics, University of Warwick;
Lisa Jordan, Head of Claimant Clinical Negligence Team, Irwin Mitchell
11.00 Refreshments
11.20 Current Issues in Cerebral Palsy Claims
Interface between ongoing care and
education claims
Indexation
Periodical payments
Life Expectancy
David Pittaway QC, Barrister, Hailsham Chambers
12.10 Neo-natal catastrophies
Hypo-glycaemia
Infection
Professor Malcolm Chiswick, Professor of Child Health, Manchester Royal Infirmary
13.00 Lunch
13.50 Determining Causation in Cerebral Palsy and Brain Injury Cases
Dr Christopher Rittey, Paediatric Neurologist, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Trust; &
Professor Paul Griffiths, Professor of Radiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital
15.30 Refreshments
15.45 Education: working with an educational psychologist to examine education
Tony Baldwin, Consultant Psychologist
16.15 Practical Guide to Running a Cerebral Palsy Case: Avoiding the Pitfalls
Alison Eddy, Partner, Irwin Mitchell
17.25 Close of Conference
*Programme may be subject