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Atiyah's accidents, compensation and the law

By Peter Cane , Patrick Atiyah

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0521689317, 9780521689311
Open Library ID
OL7752113M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2700194 bytes)
Series
Law in context
Edition
7th ed
Pages
551\551
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Since its first publication, Accidents, Compensation and the Law has been recognised as the leading treatment of the law of personal injuries compensation and the social, political and economic issues surrounding it. The seventh edition of this classic work explores recent momentous changes in personal injury law and practice and puts them into broad perspective. Most significantly, it examines developments affecting the financing and conduct of personal injury claiming: the abolition of legal aid for most personal injury claims; the increasing use of conditional fee agreements and after-the-event insurance; the meteoric rise and impending regulation of the claims management industry. Complaints that Britain is a 'compensation culture' suffering an 'insurance crisis' are investigated. New statistics on tort claims are discussed, providing fresh insights into the evolution of the tort system which, despite recent reforms, remains deeply flawed and ripe for radical reform.

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