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06 April 2010 - FOCIS response to Welsh Assembly redress proposals

Anne-Marie Carpanini-Lock Improving Patient Safety Team Quality Standards & Safety Improvement Division Welsh Assembly Government Freepost - NAT8910 Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 2NQ Dear Madam ...
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02 March 2010 - FOCIS response to CJC cost of care consultation

Response from the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors to the Civil Justice Council's 'Cost of Care in Personal Injury Claims' Consultation. The Forum supports the Guidance's intention to encourage the provision of more information on ...
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02 March 2010 - FOCIS response to CDF Provisional Final Draft Amended Clinical Negligence Protocol

Response from the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors to the CDF Provisional Final Draft Amended Clinical Negligence Protocol. The Forum supports an amendment to the Protocol at this point.  The Forum agrees that there ...
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22 December 2009 - Letter to Ministry of Justice - Amendments to the requirement for providing information about funding arrangements

The Rules Committee 21 December 2009 Post Point 4.10 Ministry of Justice DX 152380 Westminster 8 Our Ref: 602/JCC/FOCIS By DX & email: Jane.wright@justice....
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03 August 2009 - FOCIS members contribute to Lord Justice Jackson's final phase costs review

Members of FOCIS coordinated by David Marshall of Anthony Gold solicitors have contributed the following paper to Lord Justice Jackson's final phase costs review. Sir Rupert's final report will be published at the end of 2009 ...
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30 June 2009 - Expert Evidence Jackson Review

The following paper has been submitted at his request to Lord Justice Jackson within the context of his costs review by a number of FOCIS firms (Leigh Day, Boyes Turner, Irwin Mitchell, Charles Russell and Kingsley Napley) who have cooperated together to ...
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15 June 2009 - FOCIS members met with Lord Justice Jackson

Four clinical negligence specialist members of the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors met with Lord Justice Jackson on Friday 12 June to discuss with him aspects of clinical negligence litigation by way of contribution to his current review of the costs o...
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29 May 2009 - What is FOCIS?

The Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors (FOCIS) has been the name since 2007 of an organisation that was founded ten years earlier following publicity given in the Law Society Gazette in February 1997 to the American Inner Circle of Advocates. This in t...
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22 April 2009 - Adrian Desmond of Boyes Turner elected Chairman of FOCIS

Boyes Turner's medical negligence expert, Adrian Desmond, has been elected as the new Chairman of FOCIS (Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors). He will replace Richard Vallance of Charles Russell Solicitors who had held the role since Februa...
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08 December 2008 - FOCIS launches new website

FOCIS has launched a new and innovative website, bringing visitors the latest news and information in an easy to use format. New additions to the site include latest news, articles and an improved section for members. A listing of the late...
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21 November 2008 - Letter to the Ministry of Justice

Case Track Limits and the Claims Process for Personal Injury Claims on behalf of the Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors. Click Here to view the Let...
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19 November 2008 - The Law on Damages - A response by FoCIS

A consultation paper by the Ministry of Justice. RESPONSE BY FOCIS (THE FORUM OF COMPLEX INJURY SOLICITORS) Click Here to view the Respons...
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18 November 2008 - Elections - Richard Vallance of Charles Russell elected chairman

At a Meeting on 7 February 2007, Richard Vallance of Charles Russell, Solicitors, was elected Chairman in place of Tom Osborne who had held the position since October 2001. Election of a new Chairman, and a Vice Chairman, will take place at the next meeti...
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13 November 2008 - Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors - The new name for the Richard Grand Society

To coincide with the 10th Anniversary year of the Richard Grand Society, it was agreed at a meeting on 7 February 2007, attended by 17 members, including the Honorary President, Richard Grand, that the name of the Society would be changed to the Forum of ...
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