This guide provides a thorough and practical introduction to the large and complex area of personal injury and clinical negligence litigation. The text sets out the substantive law governing the legal duties owed by road users, employers and members of the medical profession, and explores topics such as limitation and psychiatric illness, so that the procedural law governing personal injury and clinical negligence claims may be understood in context.
Contents
The Work of a Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Solicitor
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Terminology
Road Traffic and other Highway Claims: The Law
Employers’ Liability Claims: The Law
Clinical Negligence: The Law
Claims for Psychiatric Injury
Limitation of Actions
The First Interview
Methods of Funding and Fixed Recoverable Costs
Investigating the Claim and Preliminary Steps
Instructing Experts
Commencement of Proceedings
Case Management and Interim Applications
Negotiations, ADR and Trial
The Quantification of Damages
Recovery of Benefits and NHS Charges
Post-death Investigations
Fatal Accident Claims – Procedure and Quantification
Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
Claims on Behalf of Children
Appendices