From Prep to Practice: A Confident Approach to Financial Remedy Proceedings

Introduction

This introductory webinar is aimed at those with a basic understanding of the financial remedy procedure who would like to develop their hands-on practical case management skills to ensure comprehensive case preparation and management to enable them to advise clients with confidence.

This webinar aims to equip junior lawyers up to 5 years PQE, trainees and paralegals with the confidence and practical skills to tackle the complexities of a financial remedy case.

It is also suitable for returners to work who may need a confidence boosting refresher.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Getting it right from the start; the importance of the first interview
• Scoping and pricing
• Managing the client’s expectations: outcomes, timescales and costs
• Explaining the approach of the court to your clients
• The statutory framework - s.25 of the MCA 1973
• The Sharing Principle and Standish
• Quantifying needs; the approach of the court to the discretionary exercise
• Key cases - an analysis of relevant case law
• To issue or not - that is the question - the costs/risk analysis and NCDR
• The essential toolkit and the vital importance of case planning
• Preliminary issues - MPS and LSPOs
• Drafting Form E - avoiding the pitfalls and pleading your case
• How to deal with disclosure esp. trusts and business interests
• Preparing for FA and FDR - the Efficient Conduct Statement
• Expert evidence and Part 25 - what is the role of the expert and when can a shadow expert be justified?
• Understanding PD27A - non-compliance at your peril
• Formulating offers, understanding net effect

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 16th October 2025

Alternatively, you can gain access to this webinar and 2,101 others via the MBL Webinar Subscription. Please email webinarsubscription@mblseminars.com for more details.