To update my previous message, registration is now available at:
https://www.statslife.org.uk/events/events-calendar-view/eventdetail/1147/-/the-uk-civil-law-approach-to-epidemiology-and-statistical-evidence
On 27 April 2018 at 17:57, Amy Wilson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The RSS section on statistics and the law is organising a colloquium on
> the UK Civil Law approach to epidemiology and statistical evidence.
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> Date: Monday 11 June 2018 – 2-5pm
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> Venue: Fountain Court Chambers, London EC4Y 9DH
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> This meeting is free to attend but pre-registration is essential as places
> are limited. A booking link will be available shortly at:
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> https://statslaw.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/colloquium-the-
> uk-civil-law-approach-to-epidemiology-statistical-evidence/
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> Format:
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> * Practitioner’s view by Leigh-Ann Mulcahy QC
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> * Judge’s view by Mr Justice Stuart-Smith
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> * Legal academic’s view by Professor Jane Stapleton
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> * Statistician’s view by Professor Jane Hutton
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> * Epidemiologist’s view by Professor Alan Silman
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> * Open discussion
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> Aim:
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> * To consider the approach in case-law regarding the validity and
> application of epidemiological and statistical evidence in UK civil law and
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> * Whether, and in what circumstances, statistical evidence can be
> used on its own to prove causation;
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> * the validity and application of the “doubles the risk” test to (a)
> proof of defect and (b) proof of factual causation;
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> * whether there is confusion about how the civil (balance of
> probabilities) standard of proof operates and its relationship with factual
> causation;
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> * whether the right experts are being used in court in relation to
> these issues;
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> * the differences between epidemiological and statistical evidence;
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> * the relevance of the Bradford-Hill criteria;
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> * whether there are any gaps evident in understanding/approach
> between the law and statistics/epidemiology and, if so, how these might
> best be bridged?
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