Webinar Recording: Capacity And Traumatic Brain Injuries (Video)

In yesterday's webinar John Ross QC, David Thomson and Susanna Bennett considered the intersection of mental capacity and claims arising out of traumatic brain injuries. They outlined the legal principles for practitioners to be aware of and gave practical guidance, covering:

• Introduction – the relationship between brain injury and lack of capacity (specifically the capacity to manage one's own affairs and to conduct legal proceedings).
• What is traumatic brain injury and how do you prove it?
• Indicators and consequences of lack of capacity.
• Assessment of litigation capacity – timing and evidence.
• Conducting proceedings – litigation friends and family. Engaging with Claimants and managing them, their families and litigation friends.