Overview

Now in its second edition, Personal Injury Law: Liability, Compensation and Procedure (previously known as Compensation for Personal Injuries in the 1st edition) is a uniquely convenient and reliable reference work, providing clear summaries of the law, and easy access to the key relevant claims, practice rules, statutes and materials across the whole range of modern personal injury practice. This edition has been fully updated and covers a number of new cases along with more practical advice.Each of the 64 chapters begins with a concise account of the main points of law followed by the relevant source material, annotated with case references and finer detailsThe book also includes:· All relevant statutory texts· Relevant parts of the key Health and Safety Regulations· Full text of the 2004 JSB Guidelines· Extracts from the Ogden Tables· The CICA scheme and MIB agreements· Legal and medical glossaries· Anatomical illustrationsWhether concerned mainly with claimants or defendants, users of this book can rely on it as a sure guide in the complex area of personal injury law and practice.A companion website dedicated to developments in this area of the law, will keep the book up-to-date. This can be found at the following location: http://www.oup.com/uk/law/practitioner/cws

Full Product Details

Author:   Peter Barrie (Barrister, Guildhall Chambers, Bristol)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   1.463kg
ISBN:  

9780199275717

ISBN 10:   0199275718
Pages:   910
Publication Date:   10 March 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

a): Legal words and References b): Medical Terms and Medical Drawings c): Notes on Some Common Injuries d): Notes on Some Occupational Diseases Part A: Introduction 1: Overview Part B: Liability 2: Grounds for Liability 3: Causation and Remoteness 4: Proof and Uncertainty 5: Contributory Fault 6: Defences 7: Road Accidents 8: The Motor Insurers' Bureau 9: Employers' Liability 10: Slipping and Tripping 11: Defective Products 12: The State of Land and Buildings 13: Animals 14: Sports Injuries 15: Deliberately Intended Injuries 16: Criminal Injuries Compensation 17: Psychiatric Injury 18: Clinical Negligence 19: Injuries Causing Death 20: Inquests Part C: Quantum 21: Compensation Payments 22: Injury Damages 23: Multipliers 24: Loss of Earnings and Pension 25: Nursing and Caring 26: Financial Losses and Expenses 27: State and Other Benefits 28: The Benefit Recoupment System 29: Fatal Accidents Act Claims Assessment 30: Provisional Damages 31: Structured Settlements 32: Investment Advice 33: Interim Payments 34: Interest Part D: Procedure 35: Funding of Claims 36: Before Court Proceedings Begin 37: The Civil Procedure Rules 38: Statements of Case 39: Schedules and Counter-schedules 40: Case Management 41: Disclosure 42: Experts 43: Applications, Evidence and Trial 44: Limitation 45: Children and Patients 46: Settlement and Part 36 47: Costs 48: Appeals 49: Reference Information Index 60: Children and Patients 61: Settlement and Part 36 62: Costs 63: Appeals 64: Reference Information

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The book's layout means that everything kept together in each chapter, rather than keeping the non-legal sources separate as its sets out to bring together as many sources as possible. APIL PI Focus, Volume 15, Issue 3.

`The book's layout means that everything kept together in each chapter, rather than keeping the non-legal sources separate as its sets out to bring together as many sources as possible.' APIL PI Focus, Volume 15, Issue 3.

Author Information

Peter Barrie is a common law barrister at Guildhall Chambers, Bristol. He was called to the bar in 1976 and had a varied common law practice but now specializes entirely in personal injury claims and clinical negligence.

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