Personal Injury HandbookProvides a guide to the main areas of practice, procedure and damages in personal injuries work. The chapters flag the main procedural and case management issues, point out strengths, weaknesses and gaps in the incumbent law and practice, highlight evidentiary issues, and include a summary of key cases and legislation and their effect. |
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Daniel Brennan Patrick Curran, Matthias Kelly. 1. Duty of Care For a duty of care to arise in Common Law negligence a three - part test 1-01 must be satisfied . There must be sufficient proximity between the parties , it must be just ...
Daniel Brennan Patrick Curran, Matthias Kelly. 1. Duty of Care For a duty of care to arise in Common Law negligence a three - part test 1-01 must be satisfied . There must be sufficient proximity between the parties , it must be just ...
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... duty to take extra precautions : see Paris v . Stepney Borough Council.14 The duty does not necessarily extend to providing complete protection ; it is a question of what is reasonable in balancing the risk . It may be sufficient to ...
... duty to take extra precautions : see Paris v . Stepney Borough Council.14 The duty does not necessarily extend to providing complete protection ; it is a question of what is reasonable in balancing the risk . It may be sufficient to ...
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... Duty Section 11 of the Limitation Act 1980 provides : " 11 ( 1 ) This section applies to any action for damages for negligence , nuisance or breach of duty ( whether the duty exists by virtue of a contract or of provision made by or ...
... Duty Section 11 of the Limitation Act 1980 provides : " 11 ( 1 ) This section applies to any action for damages for negligence , nuisance or breach of duty ( whether the duty exists by virtue of a contract or of provision made by or ...
Contents
Table of Cases | xvii |
Table of Statutes | xlvii |
Table of Rules of the Supreme Court | liii |
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agreement alleged amount annuity apply appropriate assessment award of provisional benefit cause of action cent certificate circumstances claim compensation conditional fee considered contributory negligence County Court Court of Appeal Court of Protection Court Practice 1997 date of knowledge decision defendant defendant's disability disclosure discount discretion duty effect employer entitled equipment expert evidence fact future loss Health Authority High Court income insurers interim payment issue judgment Kemp & Kemp L.S.Gaz Law Commission Legal Aid liability Limitation Act Limitation Act 1980 limitation period litigation Lloyd's Rep Lord Lord Woolf loss of amenity loss of earnings lump sum multiplier obtain order for costs paid paid into court particular party payment into court personal injury plaintiff pleaded proceedings provisional damages reasonable recoupment recover Regulations relevant respect risk rule solicitor special damages specific statutory structured settlements suffered tortfeasor unreported video evidence Woolf