Damages for Personal Injuries and Death

John Munkman (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

258 Seiten

1993 | 9th Revised edition
Butterworths Law (Verlag)
978-0-406-01481-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This text is a guide to the law and practice of personal injury claims. The 10th edition takes account of the considerable changes in the law including the Civil Evidence Act 1995, making the Ogden acturial tables admissible in court and the House of Lords' decision in "Page versus Smith".

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Acclaimed by practitioners for its clear and concisely written style, this best-selling title has become established as an essential work of reference for all those involved in personal injury litigation. It provides practitioners with 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. Fully updated, the 10th edition takes into account all recent changes in the law including the Civil Evidence Act 1995, making the Ogden actuarial tables admissible in court; the House of Lords' decision in "Page v. Smith" concerning shock and neurosis, and significant changes concerning damages on death introduced by the Damages (Scotland) Act 1993.

Inhalt

Damages in general; damages for pecuniary loss; deduction and set-offs against pecuniary loss; set off of Social Security Benefits; damages for personal loss; disablement, pain and the loss of the enjoyment of life; damages on death; practice and procedure; illustrations of the quantum of damages.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: tables, appendices, index
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 138 x 216 mm
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Zivilverfahrensrecht
• ISBN-10: 0-406-01481-7 / 0406014817
• ISBN-13: 978-0-406-01481-8 / 9780406014818
• Zustand: Neuware