| 8.30am to 9.00am | Registration and refreshments | |
| 9.00am to 9.15am | Co-chairs’ welcome | Emma Hallinan, Medical Protection Society Peter Walsh, Action against Medical Accidents |
| 9.15am to 9.30am | Headline sponsor’s welcome | TBA, Hayes Medicals |
| 9.30am to 9.55am | Update on work of Fixed Costs Working Group Update on one or more recommendations for new fixed recoverable costs regime for low-value clinical negligence claims | TBA |
| 9.55am to 10.30am | Panel debate on fixed recoverable costs regime for low-value clinical negligence claims Panellists will debate fixed recoverable costs regime for low-value clinical negligence claims and what the best implementation would look like, to reduce costs for the NHS while ensuring claimants are protected | Iain Stark, Association of Cost Lawyers William Poole, St John’s Buildings Stephen Webber, Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers TBA |
| 10.30am to 10.55am | Update on mediation and its practice within clinical negligence Mediation has been lauded as one solution to the high cost of clinical negligence claims. A focus on its benefits and case studies on its effectiveness, as well as insight into NHS Mediation Scheme | Quentin Smith |
| 10.55am to 11.20am | Day in the life of a doctor Highlights of all of the different ways in which a medical professional has to be conscious about negligence, and perhaps share some of the best practices currently being followed | Mike McNicholas |
| 11.20am to 11.50am | Refreshments and exhibition | |
| 11.50am to 12.15pm | Update on changes to personal injury discount rate The personal injury discount rate and the changes brought about by the Civil Liability Bill. What the switch to ‘low risk’ investments would look like in monetary terms, for both recipients of settlements and the NHS | TBA |
| 12.15pm to 12.50pm | Panel debate on changes to the personal injury discount rate The panel will debate the Civil Liability Bill’s changes to the personal injury discount rate, particularly improvements that will come to the way settlements are calculated, and what that could mean for claimants and the NHS | Mike McKenna, Forum of Insurance Lawyers Stephen Webber, Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers Howard Elgot, Parklane Plowden Chambers |
| 12.50pm to 1.50pm | Lunch and exhibition | |
| 1.50pm to 2.15pm | Case law round-up Overview of important clinical negligence case law of past 12 to 18 months | Claire Petts, Clyde & Co |
| 2.15pm to 2.40pm | Update on work of work in injuries at birth Update on the work done and changes made in injuries at birth, particularly early intervention teams and rapid redress and resolution scheme | Denise Chaffer, NHS Resolution |
| 2.40pm to 3.15 pm | Panel debate on NHS Resolution’s work in injuries at birth Debate on NHS Resolution’s work in injuries at birth, with a particular focus on the lessons learnt and how they can be applied to other areas of NHS/treatment | Jerard Knott, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers Denise Chaffer, NHS Resolution More TBA |
| 3.15pm to 3.45pm | Refreshments and exhibition | |
| 3.45pm to 4.10pm | What is the price of justice? The government is struggling to fund public services and with the costs of clinical negligence to the state being so high, there is a growing view that society simply cannot afford the current system. Peter Walsh from AvMA will explore the costs of compromising on access to justice in an attempt to save money and whether there are better ways | Peter Walsh, Action against Medical Accidents |
| 4.10pm to 4.35pm | Update on expert witnesses within medicolegal The importance of expert witnesses to litigation. The presentation will consider common issues with testimony and how solicitors can better utilise them | Heather Beckett, Goldsmith Chambers |
| 4.35pm to 5.00pm | Update on alternative solutions to clinical negligence cases An insight into collaborative working in larger clinical negligence cases and the potential benefits that it can bring | Matthew Stockwell, Outer Temple Chambers |
| 5.00pm to 5.10pm | Co-chairs’ conclusions | Emma Hallinan, Medical Protection Society Peter Walsh, Action against Medical Accidents |