Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Barrister Haroon Rashid has been sharing his expert knowledge by presenting seminars for MBL. 

MBL is a professional development company that provides CPD training for Solicitors, Accountants, Financial Services Professionals, and HR Managers by partnering with industry experts to present both live and recorded training courses.

The MBL virtual seminars Haroon has already presented this year are:

a) 13th March 2025

Break in the Chain of Causation – Serious Injury Claims Negligent Medical Treatment

b) 23rd April 2025

The MIB Untraced Drivers Agreement and Serious Injury Claims

c) 25th June 2025 

Schedules of Loss in Serious Injury Cases

d) 17th July 2025

Fatal Accident Claims – Tips and Tactics  

Break in the Chain of Causation

Haroon Rashid identified issues faced by a claimant who sustained serious injuries, but subsequent negligent medical treatment aggravated these serious injuries or further injured the individual. The ‘Break in the Chain of Causation’ seminar explored who is to blame for the consequences. Examining whether it is the original defendant, the treatment provider, or both. 

During this MBL seminar, Haroon explained that when considering claims involving multiple defendants, the first question courts consider is whether intervening medical treatment constitutes a novus actus interveniens, thereby breaking the chain of causation. If the chain of causation is held to have been broken, the original tortfeasor will not be liable for damage to the claimant following that intervening act. If the intervening act is found not to have broken the chain of causation, the original tortfeasor will still be liable but can seek a contribution from the treatment provider. 

Clinical Negligence Barrister Haroon Rashid described cases he comes across in his practice and worked through them to highlight the complexities during his ‘Break in the Chain of Causation’ seminar.  

The MIB Untraced Drivers Agreement and Serious Injury Claims

There has been traditional distrust and avoidance of proceedings under the Untraced Drivers Agreement, largely due to the poor cost provisions and procedural uncertainties. The 2017 Agreement attempted to address some of these issues. 

The Untraced Drivers Agreement 2017 applies to all accidents after 1st March 2017 and sets out the specific procedure which must be followed to make a claim. Where an injured person cannot identify the ‘at-fault driver’ of a vehicle, in a classic ‘hit and run’ scenario, this is the agreement that governs their right to compensation.  

During ‘The MIB Untraced Drivers Agreement and Serious Injury Claims’ seminar, Haroon Rashid explained the procedure that must be followed to compensate those who are seriously injured by untraced drivers, dealing with clause 12 determination, submission of evidence, and costs provisions.

Schedules of Loss in Serious Injury Cases

In this MBL seminar, Personal Injury Barrister Haroon Rashid briefly highlighted the procedural requirements relating to schedules, identified the potential heads of loss in serious injury cases, and discussed how to build evidence in support of a complex schedule of loss.

Using his expert knowledge, Haroon was able to explain what to expect under the heads of claim and provide tips for building evidence, including what documents to gather in support of general damages, past and future care claims, past and future loss of earnings claims, accommodation claims, and more.

Fatal Accident and Dependency Claims Seminar

Haroon kicked off the ‘Fatal Accident and Dependency Claims’ seminar by explaining how fatal accident claims are not like any other Personal Injury Claims because they are a creature of statute. He then went on to detail claims by the estate under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 and claims by dependents under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. 

He looked at the definition of dependents and covered financial dependency and service dependency claims. 

Haroon provided an overview of different financial dependency claims, the traditional Harris -v- Empress Motors Limited [1984] and Coward -v- Comex [1988] calculations, and he discussed why the conventional approach may not be suitable in all cases, especially with the current costs of living. He highlighted the different approaches to calculating financial dependency. 

The MBL seminar also considered service dependency claims, especially where the deceased helped care for elderly parents, an unwell spouse, or disabled children.  

Future Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Seminars 

Due to the popularity of Haroon Rashid’s 2025 Spring/Summer Seminar Series, Kenworthy’s is hoping to run an Autumn/Winter Seminar Series with the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence expert. 

Attendees of previous seminars hosted by Haroon Rashid have said: “Thank you for the webinar, I found it helpful and informative. The explanation of how case law applies to real-life scenarios made everything much easier to understand. I’ll definitely be signing up to future Kenworthy’s webinars.” “Haroon Rashid was a good speaker and his practical advice from previous cases was particularly helpful.” And “Thank you so much to Haroon Rashid! His training has helped me a lot with the serious injury claim I am currently working on.” 

Visit Kenworthy’s Chambers Events page to view all our upcoming seminars.