Subjects:

Personal Injury Law

Contents:

Preface

1. First instructions - claimant lawyer

2. First instructions - defendant lawyer

3. Negotiating under the protocols

4. Liability

5. The main injury scenarios

6. Accidents at work

7. Uninsured and untraced defendants

8. Criminal injuries

9. Compensation - the background

10. Interest on compensation

11. Pain and suffering

12. Loss of amenity

13. Loss of earnings and pension

14. Other losses

15. Fatal incidents - an outline

16. Settlement offers

17. Issuing proceedings - an outline

18. Outline of limitation

19. Outline of legal costs

20. Evidence in personal injury claims

21. Small claims

22. Personal injury law on the internet

Appendix 1 - Precedents

Appendix 2 - Questionnaires.

This book provides a concise and straightforward guide to liability, quantum and tactics for claimant and defendant practitioners alike. Trainees will find clear answers to everyday problems, and practical ways to keep problems from arising. Experienced practitioners will welcome the emphasis on post-CPR case law and treatment of awkward points such as the crossover with employment law. Internet users will appreciate the neutral citations which give access to the full text of a range of cases.

An invaluable first point of reference on standard issues it also covers: care and equipment claims; chronic pain syndrome; the standard of care for children; manual handling accidents; covert video surveillance; expert and other evidence; the handling of Small Claims; and symptoms of common injuries.

The busy practitioner will appreciate the time-saving precedents, specimen letters and questionnaires all appended in Word on a CD-ROM.