Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law - Brossura

Cane, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0521606101 ISBN 13: 9780521606103

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Riassunto

Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law has been recognised as a classic treatment of law relating to compensation for personal injuries. It discusses not only relevant legal rules, but also social, political and economic issues underlying the law, the practical operation of the tort system, and the options for change. This new edition has been thoroughly updated with many sections such as those on causation and the financing of tort claims being substantially rewritten to include major changes: the introduction of no-win-no-fee conditional fee arrangements and the radical reform of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

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This text provides a treatment of the law relating to compensation for personal injuries. It discusses relevant legal rules, as well as social, political and economic issues underlying the law, and the practical operation of the tort system. This edition is thoroughly updated.

Contenuti:

Part I. The Issues in Perspective: 1. Introduction; Part II. The Tort System in Theory: 2. Fault as a basis of liability; 3. The scope of the tort of negligence; 4. Departures from the fault principle; 5. Causation and remoteness of damage; 6. Damages for personal injury and death; 7. An appraisal of the fault principle; Part III. The Tort System in Operation: 8. Claims and claimants; 9. Defendants and insurers; 10. Trials and settlements; Part IV. Other Compensation Systems: 11. First party insurance; 12. Compensation for criminal injuries; 13. The social security system; 14. Other forms of assistance; Part V. The Overall Picture: 15. A plethora of systems; 16. Natural and human causes; 17. The cost of compensation and who pays it; 18. The functions of compensation systems; Part VI. The Future: 19. Accident compensation in the 21st century.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521606101
• ISBN 13: 9780521606103
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 6
• Numero di pagine: 464