St James's Seminars 2010 Programme
St James's Chambers organises a series of seminars open to all solicitors to attend. Mostly held at Chambers, these seminars provide an update on law within specialist areas.

All seminars are accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for CPD.
To book a place on a seminar, please left-click on the 'BOOK ONLINE' button at the end of each seminar

Tuesday 14th September 2010

PI Seminar
A Beginner's guide to the new process in low-value RTA Claims
A Guide to maximising client compensation

Speakers: Anna Short & Karen Boyle

Venue: The Copthorne Hotel, Paradise Place, Birmingham

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Anna aims this course at those practitioners who have had little or no training in relation to the new claims process for RTA claims. The seminar will involve a detailed look at the scheme including:

Stage One: Intimating a claim through to a decision on liability
Stage Two: Obtaining medical evidence through to negotiating to quantum
Stage Three: Quantum assessment
What case falls in and out of the process
How to get the most out of the scheme

Karen will provide a guide to maximising your client's compensation; with particular focus on presenting the best evidence to the court in the best form, creating detailed and comprehensive witness statements to ensure the best possible result on general damages. In respect of special damages, discussing obtaining, ad using, the best available evidence or practical guides in the alternative. In short, ensuring that the claim is as complete as possible, so it becomes more likely than not. Client's recover as much as possible. It will also be necessary to look at the question of mitigation and the management of expectations.

Cost £23.50 (inclusive of vat)
Registration will be at 3.30pm with the seminar commencing at 4.00pm for 2 Hours.

CPD Points available: 2

Please make cheques payable to 'St James's Chambers'

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Thursday 16th September 2010

Commercial Leases and Disrepair:
Landlords' remedies during the term - the state of the law

Speaker: Warren Potts

Venue: Chambers

This seminar will look at the present state of the law concerning landlords' remedies for disrepair of commercial premises during the term. In a recession, each remedy has its own particular drawbacks. Twenty years ago the law relating to forfeiture was said to be in need or urgent reform yet it remains a minefield. Commercial landlords now face new difficulties following the decision of the Court of Appeal in Agricullo v Yorkshire Housing, widely regarded as an unsatisfactory and harsh ruling.
This seminar compares the various alternative remedies available and examines each one from the practitioner's point of view. It considers practice and procedural points ready to trap the unwary and focuses on the present attitude of the courts in the light of Agricullo and asks the key question whether it is now better to advise commercial landlords to litigate rather than negotiate.

Cost £23.50 (inclusive of vat)
Registration will be at 5.00pm with the seminar commencing at 5.30pm for 1 Hour.

CPD Points available: 1

Please make cheques payable to 'St James's Chambers'

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To book a place on a seminar, please left-click on the 'BOOK ONLINE' button at the end of each seminar

For enquiries and bookings please contact Paul Morecroft on 0161 834 7000.