Legal Knowledge

Question 1

What are the stages of litigation

Answer 1

Pre action
Statements of cases (claim form, response)
Case management (exchange documents, expert specialist report within expertise)
Trial( judge determines facts of case)
Post trial

Question 2

Letter of advice format

Answer 2

1.Summary of events

2. Legal principles and grounds for claim
   Need to establish

A) breach of duty

B) causation

3. Strength of claim and next steps
   Obtain medical records
   Instruct independent medical experts to assess outcome if different
4. Potential compensation
   If successful, what is compensation
5. Legal cost and funding
   No win no fee insurance discussion
   Interim payment

Please confirm you would like to proceed

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Question 3

How to respond to client

Answer 3

Thank you for contacting IM. We appreciate your reaching out and would be happy to assist. To ensure

Thank you for providing details. We have now considered the facts and set out below our initial advice on the prospects of a legal claim.

Question 4

SRA code of conduct

Answer 4

Act w integrity and honesty
Have to tell them if it’s a weak case
Have to tell them if there’s problems in case