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Recorded Webinar: Causation - A Medical or Legal Issue in Personal Injury Matters? (NSW)
Causation is an essential aspect of proving a personal injury claim at common law. However, is causation primarily a legal or medical issue? What is the likely position of causation at the Personal Injury Commission? This session looks at the key issues, including:
PRESENTED BY
Aleisha Nair
Associate, Carroll
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About the Webinar
Causation is an essential aspect of proving a personal injury claim at common law. However, is causation primarily a legal or medical issue? What is the likely position of causation at the Personal Injury Commission? This session looks at the key issues, including:
- Establishing the causal connection – the legal principles explained
- The ‘but for’ test – how far do we take this?
- Is it possible to satisfy the but for test but not find legal causation?
- Understanding only losses caused by injury is compensable at common law
- Establishing the causal connection from a forensic medical point of view
- Understanding causation in psychological harm claims
- Problem areas in causation:
- underlying degeneration
- intervention of unforeseen circumstance
- multiple factors involved in injury
- Balancing legal and medical causation
- Case studies
Presented By
Aleisha Nair
Associate, CarrollWho Should Attend?
This webinar is suitable for lawyers practising in personal injury law in NSW. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.
CPD Information
Lawyers can claim 1 CPD unit – substantive law .
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