Tort Claims & ‘Compensation Culture’
Channel: Professor Richard Lewis
Date: 2020-09-07

A ‘live’ lecture given at Cardiff University law school. A common criticism of tort law claims for personal injury is that they have resulted in an unwarranted ‘compensation culture’. What is meant by this and to what extent is it true?
This lecture also examines:
- What factors affect whether a claim is made?
- What role do insurers play?
- How are claims dealt with in practice? 
Students intending become lawyers may be especially interested in the discussion of recent changes in the structure of law firms which affect the work junior paralegals are now be expected to do.

For a linked publication see Richard Lewis, “Structural Factors Affecting the Number and Cost of Personal Injury Claims in the Tort System” in E. Quill & R. Friel, Damages and Compensation Culture (2016) 37 - 59. Available at - http://ssrn.com/abstract=2604039