PI Major Claims Handling

Cost-effective Case Management

Iain Goldrein, Margaret R. De Haas, John Frenkel (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

707 Seiten

2000
LexisNexis UK (Verlag)
978-0-406-98862-1 (ISBN)

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Guides practitioners through the stages of a claim from when the claimant walks through their office door to the final outcome. This comprehensive guide considers the position of both the defendant and the claimant and deals with issues such as funding, preparation for trial, financial aspects and medical issues.

"PI Major Claims Handling - Cost-Effective Case Management" guides practitioners through the stages of a claim from when the claimant walks through their office door to the final outcome. This comprehensive guide considers the position of both the defendant and the claimant and deals with issues such as funding, preparation for trial, financial aspects and medical issues. It also covers conditional fees, the NHSLA and funding from the defendant's perspective. Written by experts in the field, "PI Major Claims Handling: Cost-Effective Case Management" is an essential guide to handling PI claims in the 'post Woolf' era.

"PART I: LITIGATION TECHNIQUE. Introduction to Personal Injury Actions and Major Claims Handling. Risk Analysis. Funding. Project Management in Personal Injury Cases: The Claimant's Perspective. Personal Injury Case Management: The Defendant's Perspective. Defendant Case Management. Clinical Negligence Case Management: The Claimant's Perspective. Appendix: Clinical Negligence Model Case Study. Clinical Negligence Claims: The Defendant's Perspective. PART II: MEDICAL ISSUES. Acquired Brain Damage. Dissecting the Spine. Rehabilitation after Brain and Spinal Cord Injury. Brain Damage at Birth: Liability. Brain Damage at Birth: Causation. PART III: QUANTUM ISSUES. Introduction and Overview of Financial Matters. Quantum Issues. The Need for Financial Assistance. Structured Settlements. Nursing Care. Personal and Domestic Assistance: Occupational Therapy. PART IV: FINALISING THE CLAIM. Preparing for Trial. The Court of Protection. APPENDICES: A1 List of rehabilitation centres. A2 Ogden tables. A3 JSB Figures. CICA and the Tariff System. A5 Relevant Practice Directions. A6 Limitation."

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.2000
Zusatzinfo	illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Zivilverfahrensrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Besonderes Strafrecht
ISBN-10	0-406-98862-5 / 0406988625
ISBN-13	978-0-406-98862-1 / 9780406988621
Zustand	Neuware