APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims

Grahame Aldous, Peter Andrews, Stuart McKechnie, Terry Lee (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

488 Seiten

2010
Jordan Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84661-204-6 (ISBN)

Infos

APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims (previously published as Catastrophic Injuries: A Practical Guide to Compensation) will provide a guide to best practice in the complex area of personal injury litigation. The text provides guidance on case management, practical help in dealing with and addressing issues of expert evidence, an in-depth discussion of damages and an analysis of relevant primary source material. This new edition will take account of: o the Civil Procedure Rules and development of various Protocols o the introduction of the Rehabilitation Code o the development of the Courts Case Management functions, particularly in clinical negligence o cases o changes in the funding of claims, including CFAs o the introduction of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and changes in the Court of Protection o Alternative 'mechanisms' for settlements of substantial claims, including ADR / Mediation and Round Table Settlement Meetings o introduction of Periodical Payment Orders and the challenges facing Claimant's in damages management

Autor

Grahame Aldous QC, 9 Gough Square, Peter Andrews QC, Stuart McKechnie, Barrister, 9 Gough Square and Terry Lee, Consultant, Russell-Cooke Solicitors. With contributions from leading experts in key disciplines

Inhalt

Introduction * Spinal Injuries * First impact: the family/NHS/social services/solicitor * Scanning * Capacity and the Court of Protection * Psychiatric Reactions * Rehabilitation * Amputations * Claim Funding * Case Management: Directions and Trial * Pre-action Protocols * Quantum: schedules and counter-schedules, life expectancy, PSLA and Interest * Interim Payments * Benefits and recoupment * Evidence, disclosure and medical records * Fraud and Malingering * Experts * ADR and Settlement * Case Management * Periodical Payment Orders and damages management * Brain management * Appendices

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.3.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 246 mm
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht
• ISBN-10: 1-84661-204-7 / 1846612047
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84661-204-6 / 9781846612046
• Zustand: Neuware