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L01 - PIAB/ Injuries Board
This course provides knowledge and information on the personal injuries assessment board. The course aims to present a practical interpretation of the PIAB Act 2003, the PIAB (Amendment) Act 2007 and relevant Case Law, including the question of costs. Completion of this course should assist any practitioner in day to day dealings with PIAB and the handling of the issues that arise for all Solicitors.

CPD Hours: 3

Cost: €149.00

The table of contents for this course is the following:

Introduction

Introduction to the PIAB file

Analysis of Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003

Description
Part 1 (Sections 1 to 8)
Part 2 Chapter 1
Part 2 Chapter 2
Part 2 Chapter 3
Part 2 Chapter 4
Part 3
Part 4

Analysis of Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Act 2007

Analysis

Case Law/Costs

Case in respect of PIAB's operations
PIAB's appeal file Medical reports issue
Additional costs for exceptional cases
Costs as an element of special damages
Costs as an element of special damages - cont.
PIAB registering claims
Payment for all medical reports
Section 50 of the 2003 Act (Statute of Limitations)
Section 50, 2003 Act (Statute of communications) contd.
Insurance companies writing to claimants directly

General Observations

General observations on PIAB file

From the course you can download relevant notes and documents for your own use, you can also link to other relevant websites and resources.

Course author: Gerry Dunne, BCL

About the author: Gerry Dunne is a Partner in the Dublin firm of O’Brien Dunne Solicitors, specialising in Litigation Committee: A Practical Guide to Legal Costs & Recent Developments in Relation to Damages in Tort Litigation L02 - Restrictions in Employment Contracts L03 - A guide to Employment Legislation L04 - Debt Collection L05 - Road Traffic Offences L06 - Revisiting Orders in Family Law L07 - Civil Partnership and Co-Habitation : A Complete Overview of the 2011 Act L08 - An Introduction and Guide to Mediation for Solicitors L09 - Litigation: A Practical Guide to Legal Costs & Recent Developments in Relation to Damages in Tort Litigation M01 - Business Planning for Small Enterprises M02 - Time Management & Other Business Skills for Solicitors M03 - Principles of Marketing and Selling M04 - Accounting Principles for Non-accountants M05 - Introduction to MS Word and MS Excel for Solicitors M06 - Introduction to Business Management R01 - An Overview of Solicitors Regulations R02 - Client Confidentiality and Privilege in the Context of Revenue Audits and Money Laundering Offences R03 - Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Changes to the Regulation of Legal Costs . Gerry has over 20 year experience as a qualified Solicitor and in recent years has become very familiar through his work, with the operations and nuances of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. This course aims to present a practical interpretation of the PIAB Act 2003, the PIAB (Amendment) Act 2007 and relevant Case Law, including the question of costs. Completion of this course should assist any practitioner in day to day dealings with PIAB and the handling of the issues that arise for all Solicitors.

How does it work?

Get three hours of CPD without leaving the comfort of your office or your home PC. Watch the demo here or read-on.

Step 1: Choose from one of our engaging on-line courses. Each of our courses is designed by an expert in the relevant topic area. You can choose either a law course or a management and professional development course – remember you must do at least 3 hours of your CPD in this latter category.

Step 2: Engage with the course for 3 hours. You engage with the course by reading the course content, contributing to the discussion forum and assimilating the knowledge and information presented.

Step 3: Print your completed CPD certificate. When you are finished the course, check your time contribution to ensure you have at least three hours recorded. You simply print off your CPD record and keep it for your own records.

Call us on 053 9230344 for more information or click here to enrol on-line.

Why should I do my CPD course on-line with CPD College?

:: May be used for Law Society CPD purposes
:: We are a FETAC approved provider
:: You lose no time
  :: You have no travel requirement
:: You progress at your own pace
  :: You have access to discussion forums
  :: You can enrol online or over the phone

Other Solicitors' courses available:

L01 - PIAB/ Injuries Board

L02 - Restrictions in Employment Contracts

L03 - A guide to Employment Legislation

L04 - Debt Collection

L05 - Road Traffic Offences

L06 - Revisiting Orders in Family Law

L07 - Civil Partnership and Co-Habitation : A Complete Overview of the 2011 Act

L08 - An Introduction and Guide to Mediation for Solicitors

L09 - Litigation Committee: A Practical Guide to Legal Costs & Recent Developments in Relation to Damages in Tort Litigation

M01 - Business Planning for Small Enterprises

M02 - Time Management & Other Business Skills for Solicitors

M03 - Principles of Marketing and Selling

M04 - Accounting Principles for Non-accountants

M05 - Introduction to MS Word and MS Excel for Solicitors

M06 - Introduction to Business Management

R01 - An Overview of Solicitors Regulations

R02 - Client Confidentiality and Privilege in the Context of Revenue Audits and Money Laundering Offences

R03 - Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Changes to the Regulation of Legal Costs

R04 - A Practical Guide to Legal Costss