Personal Injury Practice

by Buchan, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781847661081
• ISBN10: 1847661084
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional

Summary

Personal Injury Practice, 5th edition, is a step-by-step guide to personal injury litigation practice written by a highly respected team of authors. This title provides everything needed to conduct efficient and successful PI litigation for claimants, and sets out authoritative guidance at every stage of proceeding from first interview with a client to the end of an appeal. The book gas been updated to cover changes in periodical payments, mental health issues, compensation levels and case law developments.

Table of Contents

Table of statutes
Table of statutory instruments
Table of cases
Preparation
Case Management - in House	p. 3
Case Management - by the Courts	p. 11
Small Claims Track	p. 17
Fast Track and the Protocols	p. 25
Multi Track	p. 35
Funding	p. 43
The Initial Interview and the Claimant's Proof	p. 55
Urgent Action	p. 69
Preliminary Correspondence and the Letter of Claim	p. 75
Collecting Evidence	p. 79
Evidence - Non-Expert Evidence on Liability and Quantum	p. 85
Evidence - Expert Evidence on Liability and Quantum	p. 107
Negotiations, Offers and Payments In	p. 127
Issue to Trial
Alternative Dispute Resolution ('ADR')	p. 143
Issue and Service	p. 147
Claimant's Statement of Case	p. 163
The Defence	p. 185
Applications	p. 195
Non-Compliance with Court Orders	p. 211
Disclosure and Inspection	p. 215
Review of Evidence	p. 227
Preparing for Trial	p. 249
The Trial	p. 267
Costs	p. 279
Handling the Award	p. 291
Appeals	p. 297
Special Problems
Limitation of Actions	p. 309
Fatal Accidents	p. 319
Claimants Under a Legal Disability	p. 327
Disease Cases	p. 335
Claims for Injury Caused by Stress at Work	p. 341
Liability for Products and Premises	p. 363
Motor Drivers and Owners	p. 369
Criminal Injuries	p. 375
Appendices
Proofs and Witness Statements	p. 387
Specimen Correspondence	p. 395
Specimen Schedules of Special Damages	p. 461
Useful Addresses	p. 477
Index	p. 481
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