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UKABIF: Doing Good Things for the Brain Injury World - Bill Braithwaite QC, Head of Exchange Chambers

12/04/14. We did a seminar, jointly with UKABIF, on Capacity Issues for people with acquired brain injuries. Although I say it who shouldn’t, it was one of the best seminars I've been to for a while. The delegates were genuinely interested in the topic, and obviously had a lot of experience between them, and our speakers were, I thought, excellent. Professor Barnes, UKABIF Chair, started the day with “What can lawyers, case managers and deputies do to help people with acquired brain injuries during litigation?”.

Sadly, and he did not say this, I suppose the answer is that we could do more than we currently do. He was followed by Emma Gaudern, a solicitor deputy, gave a very interesting talk on The Management of Decision Making – she included several of her own experiences as a deputy, demonstrating just...

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