Clinical Negligence

Law and Practice

Clive Thomas (Autor)

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304 Seiten

2008
The Law Society
978-1-85328-974-3 (ISBN)

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Meant for practitioners dealing with clinical negligence cases, this book takes into account developments and changes in the law, and describes the clinical negligence procedure. It contains: key points summaries at the start of each chapter; checklists and calculation tables; and precedent forms and letters on a CD-ROM.

The law concerning clinical negligence cases has been subject to change in recent years most recently by the introduction of the NHS Redress Bill, to enable more open investigations and to encourage mediation in cases. This comprehensive and logical book provides an up-to-date source of reference and guidance for practitioners dealing with clinical negligence cases. It takes into account developments and changes in the law and takes the reader step-by-step through the clinical negligence procedure. Clear and user friendly, the book contains many useful features, including: key points summaries at the start of each chapter; checklists and calculation tables; and precedent forms and letters on a CD-ROM for swift and flexible access.

Clive Thomas is a barrister at Farrar's Building in the Temple. Previously he was, for twelve years, a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence and personal injury and was on both the Law Society clinical negligence and personal injury panels. Clive is also a deputy district judge and has written a number of articles for the Solicitors' Journal, the New Law Journal, and the Journal of Personal Injury Law. He is also the author of Fatal Accidents (Law Society 2005).Linda Lee is a solicitor at AvMA an independent charity promoting patient safety. A former clinical negligence specialist and panel member, she lectures and is a regular contributor to a number of publications. She has been a Law Society Council Member since 2003.

1. Introduction; 2. How to successfully screen a clinical negligence case; 3. Funding the litigation; 4. The initial investigative stage of the claim; 5. Proceedings; 6. The law; 7. Quantum, general damages, special damages; 8. Limitations; 9. Fatal claims; 10. Maximising profitability; Appendices.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.10.2008
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Zivilverfahrensrecht
ISBN-10	1-85328-974-4 / 1853289744
ISBN-13	978-1-85328-974-3 / 9781853289743
Zustand	Neuware