Subjects:

Personal Injury Law

Contents:

1. Damages in General

2. Damages for Pecuniary Loss

3. Deductions and Set-Offs against Pecuniary Loss

4. Set-Off of Social Security Benefits

5. Damages for Personal Loss: Disablement, Pain and Loss of the Enjoyment of Life

6. Damages on Death

7. Practice and Procedure

8. Illustrations of the Quantum of Damages

9. Schedules of Damages,

Appendices

I. Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases

II. Present Value of Annuities

III. Actuarial Tables

IV. Table of Average Expectation of Life

V. Retail Prices Index"

Acclaimed by practitioners for its clear and practical style, this best-selling title provides a complete statement of the principles of law on the assessment of damages together with illustrations of typical awards that can be used as general guides in comparable cases.

The new edition offers authoritative, up-to-date coverage of the subject and includes useful practical guidance, citing numerous recent cases as well as quantum tables to assist practitioners in assessing levels of damages.