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Quick Start Guide

Log-In at:

https://www.piCalculator.co.uk

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1 Adding a Claimant

Click on a Question Mark to see the calculation explained in full.

• From the home page, select ‘Add New’

• Enter your claimants details

• Use the Calendar to enter dates orenter manually as DD/MM/YYY

• Click ‘Save’

• Errors will be highlighted when you click

‘Save’

• The claimant will be saved and all of the

relevant multipliers will be available to

view

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2 Adding Loss Data

• Once your new claimant is added, or an existing claimant opened, you canadd all of your Loss Data in one of two ways:

• Using the drop down box at the top

• Large buttons at the bottom

Click ‘Back to Schedule’ to always go back to your Claimants Schedule

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3 Calculating Past Losses

• Select ‘General Past Losses’ from the home screen.

• You can give your Losses a Title and

add Narrative.

• Add ‘One Off’ Losses

• Modification to Property

• Other specialist items

• Add a ‘Recurring’ Loss

• Payments that happen a number of times

• Add ‘Narrative’

• You can add narrative to individual losses and line items

• Always Click ‘Add Loss’ or ‘Add Narrative’

• Losses automatically calculated

• Interest automatically calculated

• All data added to claimant

• Schedule updated

Data is automatically saved once you click ‘Add’ or ‘Calculate’

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4 Calculate Future Losses

• Select ‘Future Losses’ from the home screen

• As with Past Losses, you can give yourLosses a Title and add Narrative.

• Add ‘One Off’ Purchases

• Individual Payments e.g.:

• Modifications to Property

• One-off Surgery

• Add a ‘Recurring’ Purchase

• Capital items that need replacing e.g.:

• Wheelchairs

• Add a ‘Recurring’ Expense

• Physiotherapy

• Prescriptions

• Add ‘Narrative’

• You can add narrative to individual losses and line items

• Always Click ‘Add Loss’ or ‘Add Narrative’ to ensure your changes are saved.

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5 Other Losses

• You can calculate all your other losses in exactly the same way including:

• Past Care Losses

• Variable Lifetime Losses

• Future Loss of Earnings

Using the ‘Action’ Button you can exclude lines from your calculation

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5 Other Losses• You can also:

• Add Pension Losses

• Add Housing Losses

• Change Multipliers

• Add Interim Payments

• Upload & attach documentation

Using the ‘Action’ Button you can exclude lines from your calculation

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6 Fatal Claims

• From the home page, select ‘Add Fatal’

• Enter deceased’s and claimants details

• Use the Calendar to enter dates orenter manually as DD/MM/YYY

• Click ‘Save’

• Errors will be highlighted when you click

‘Save’

• The claimant will be saved and all of therelevant multipliers will be available to view

• You can then enter loss details as before.

• Narrative

• General Damages

• Special Damages:• Past Losses• Dependency Claims

• Add Interim Payments

• Attached Documents

• Share you Schedule

Click on a Question Mark to see the calculation explained in full.

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7 Exporting the Schedule

• Once you have inputted all of your loss data, you can export your Schedule toWord.

• Click ‘Export’

• Save your Schedule to your computer

• Schedule is fully editable

• Data remains safely stored online

• You can Export your Schedule in several different ways:

Client:

• Tables with client details with multipliers & special interest rate.

Client with Explanations:

• All multipliers and interest rates are fully explained.

Calculations:

• Tables with client details with multipliers, special interest rate and eachhead of loss calculation.

Calculations with Explanations:

• All multipliers, interest rates and each head of loss calculation is fullyexplained.

Schedule:

• Full Schedule complete with any inputted narrative.

Schedule with Explanations:

• Each calculation for any head of loss fully explained.

You can Export any Loss calculation on its own, with or without explanations

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8 Making Changes

• You can easily update and amend your data.

• Within your Claimant, click ‘Edit’

• Amend the details

• Click ‘Save’

• Details are now changed and saved

• If you change the Trial Date or the Life Expectancy information, all Lossesthat use this information will be automatically re-calculated.

• To edit losses, click ‘Action’ on any

of the losses

• Choose ‘Edit’ from the drop down menu

• You can ‘Delete’ losses this way too

• And ‘Exclude’ items from the Schedule

• You can also ‘Move’ items up and down the Schedule to order them however you want.

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9 Home Page & Resources

• The Home Page contains a list of all your Schedules as well as a number ofQuick Calculators & Resources. These are accessed via the large buttons atthe bottom of the home page or via the drop down menus at the top.

• Schedules

• Listed in the order of last edit

• Quick Calculators include:

• Inflation

• Interest

• Age & Duration

• Ogden Calculators

• Tax & NI

• VAT

• Resources Include:

• Ogden Tables – 5th, 6th & 7th Edition

• JC (JSB) Guidelines

• ASHE Tables

• All of these can be used to check calculations or to find information at any time and do not have to relate to an actual Schedule.

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FAQ’s

Is it easy to get started on piCalculator?

• Yes. All you need are your log-in details and an internet connection on yourPC, laptop, tablet or smart phone.

How much input will my IT department need to install piCalculator?

• None. piCalculator is based online. As long as you have an internetconnection on your PC, laptop, tablet or smart phone you can access the site.

• You will never be asked to download anything to your computer or network.

• The site is updated and maintained by Rebmark Legal Solutions Ltd.

How secure is piCalculator?

• We take security seriously

• We’re dedicated to ensuring that all the information you store with us is keptsecure and that you’re in control of who can access it.

• We have implemented Extended 2048bit SSL - Secure Sockets Layerencryption on our website. The same Green https:// information you will seeon banks and online shopping sites ensuring your data is secure.

• Your data, including any uploaded documents, is encrypted and stored ondedicated servers, located on facilities at http://www.ukfast.co.uk/our-datacentres.html.

• Rebmark Legal Solutions Limited has been independently audited to ISO27001:2005 standards for our information security management systems.

Will I need training in how to use piCalculator?

• piCalculator has been designed to be simple to use. We think that with thehelp of this guide you should be able to use piCalculator within minutes.

• As long as you have the information to enter, it should be plain to see howand where to enter it in order to produce your Schedule of Loss.

• However, if you feel you could still use some training please contact us andwe can arrange a webinar to take you through each step.

How do I know the calculations are correct?

• All of our data tripled checked to ensure that the correct figures have beenused.

• All of the calculations are explained in detail so you can see how the figurehas been arrived at.

• piCalculator has been used to generate thousands of Schedules for oursubscribers.