57 min

Introduction to Medico-legal: Personal Injury Take Aurally

    • Science

In this special episode we are joined by David Green, a specialist employment and personal illness barrister from 12 King’s Bench Walk Chambers to discuss personal illness and occupational disease.

Questions asked include:

What is a barrister? Do they all wear wigs and shout “Objection!” all the time?

How does a claim go from injury to court?

What happens during a court hearing?

How is the value of a claim calculated?

David introduces us to the medicolegal world, looking at personal illness, court proceedings and the role of medical experts. Along the way we discuss how to become a barrister, how Inns of Court are like Houses of Hogwarts and how the gavel has never been used in courts in England or Wales.

In this special episode we are joined by David Green, a specialist employment and personal illness barrister from 12 King’s Bench Walk Chambers to discuss personal illness and occupational disease.

Questions asked include:

What is a barrister? Do they all wear wigs and shout “Objection!” all the time?

How does a claim go from injury to court?

What happens during a court hearing?

How is the value of a claim calculated?

David introduces us to the medicolegal world, looking at personal illness, court proceedings and the role of medical experts. Along the way we discuss how to become a barrister, how Inns of Court are like Houses of Hogwarts and how the gavel has never been used in courts in England or Wales.

57 min

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