Expertly Selecting Experts - Bill Braithwaite QC, Head of Exchange Chambers
08/06/13. Selecting experts in catastrophic injury claims crops up again and again – not surprisingly, because they are so important. It is always interesting, though, to see their different approaches to problems in the management and rehabilitation of people who have suffered, particularly, catastrophic brain injury.
I had it emphasised to me recently that my expert had “given way” significantly on the nature and extent of the equipment needed by the claimant. What that defendant may not have realised was that, because my expert is trained in the provision of care, she is perhaps less firm on equipment – however, as care is by far the largest element of most catastrophic claims, my expert was likely to prevail over the defence occupational therapist, who is not expert in the provision of care.
So we might lose £100,000 on equipment, and gain £1 million on care!
Bill Braithwaite QC
Head of Exchange Chambers
This article was first published at http://billbraithwaite.com/blog/
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