Witness Statements in Clinical Negligence Claims - A Bite-Sized Guide

Introduction

This bite-sized webinar is aimed at all those involved in drafting witness statements in clinical negligence claims.

The webinar will focus on the nuances and specific requirements of drafting whether for a Claimant or Defendant and assumes a working knowledge of the format and content of witness statements generally.

What You Will Learn

This 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 v 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 22nd September 2022