Personal injury law
Subtitle: liability, compensation, and procedure
By: Peter Barrie.
Contributors: Barrie, Peter, MA.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 863
Subjects: Personal injuries -- England; Damages -- England
Description: "Now in its second edition (previously known as Compensation for Personal Injuries) this text brings together all the legal resources required for modern personal injury practice in one convenient volume. Ideal as a first point of reference, this book covers both claimant and defendant work and is a must for personal injury practitioners." "This book details all the issues of liability, quantum, and court procedure. It provides easy, direct access to the sources, including the full text of the JSB Guidelines, the 2004 Ogden Tables, the key Health and Safety Regulations, the relevant Civil Procedure Rules, the CICB Scheme, and the MIB Agreements. Accessible, with an updated page layout, and quick to reference, this book also includes many practical features, for example anatomical diagrams medical glossaries, specimen statements of case and schedules, and hundreds of concise case notes."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Compensation for personal injuries. 1st ed. 2002.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Overview; title: Grounds for liability; title: Causation and remoteness; title: Proof and uncertainty; title: Contributory fault; title: Defences; title: Road accidents; title: The Motor Insurers' Bureau; title: Employers' liability; title: Slipping and tripping; title: Defective products; title: The state of land and buildings; title: Animals; title: Sports injuries; title: Deliberately intended injury; title: Criminal injuries compensation; title: Psychiatric injury; title: Clinical negligence; title: Injuries causing death; title: Inquests; title: Compensation payments; title: Injury damages; title: Multipliers; title: Loss of earnings and pension; title: Nursing and caring; title: Financial losses and expenses; title: State and other benefits; title: The benefit recoupment system; title: Fatal Accidents Act claims assessment; title: Provisional damages; title: Structured settlements; title: Investment advice; title: Interim payments; title: Interest; title: Funding of claims; title: Before court proceedings begin; title: The civil procedure rules; title: Statements of case; title: Schedules and counter-schedules; title: Case management; title: Disclosure; title: Experts; title: Applications, evidence, and trial; title: Limitation; title: Children and patients; title: Settlement and Part 36; title: Costs; title: Appeals; title: Reference information.