Swift v Carpenter in Practice

CMSUK are proud to present this lunchtime webinar brought to us by Grant Incles of Leigh Day; a look at Swift v Carpenter from the practitioners’ perspective.

Presentation Overview:

• An explanation of the case and the law, free of legalese
• Where does the case leave Claimants with shorter life-expectancy?
• Consideration of any change there may be in the lawyers’ perspectives on formulating accommodation claims
• Discussion of how the case may alter how case managers approach accommodation issues and setting up of MDT.

Presenter:

Grant Incles, Solicitor, Partner – Personal Injury Department, Leigh Day

Grant is a Solicitor with over 16 years’ experience on behalf of people who have suffered life-changing injury and families who have lost loved-ones in fatal incidents.

Partner at Leigh Day. Catastrophic injury practice in spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and amputation. He has a specialist interest in cycling injury cases, leading the Multi-Track Cycling Injuries team, which represents people on bikes with serious injuries and campaigns for better conditions for cycling. 

Grant represented the Claimant/Appellant in Swift v Carpenter; a case which has changed the law in relation to the calculation of damages for increased accommodation claims following injury.

Booking: To take advantage of the early bird offer, please book before midday on Friday 27th November.  If you are a CMSUK member, you will need to log in to the ‘Member’s Log-in Area’ of the website prior to booking to purchase at the member's price.  To login, you will need your email address and password.  For assistance with your booking, please contact our office on 07786 656031 or email: info@cmsuk.org.