Personal Injury Practice
Published on 1. December 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-406-96435-9 (ISBN)
Description
"A step-by-step guide to personal injury litigation practice and procedure, taking into account the impact of the CPR and clarification of the legal aid position, written by a highly respected team of authors. It 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."
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-406-96435-9 (9780406964359)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Contents: Part I: Preparation 1. Case Management - In House 2. Case Management - by the Courts 3. The Small Claims Track 4. Fast track and the Protocols 5. Multi-Track 6. Transitional Arrangements 7. Case Funding 8. The Initial Interview and the Claimant's Proof 9. Urgent Action 10. Preliminary Correspondence and the Letter of Claim 11. Collecting Evidence 12. Evidence - Non-Expert Evidence on Liability and Quantum 13. Evidence - Expert Evidence on Liability and Quantum 14. Negotiations, Offers and Payments In Part II: Issue to Trial 15. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 16. Issue and Service 17. Claimant's Statement of Case 18. The Defence 19. Applications 20. Dismissal for Want of Prosecution 21. Disclosure and Inspection 22. Review of Evidence 23. Preparing for Trial 24. The Trial 25. Costs 26. Handling the Award 27. Appeals Part III: Special Problems 28. Limitation of Actions 29. Fatal Accidents 30. Claimants under a Legal Disability 31. Disease Cases 32. Claims for Injury Caused by Stress at Wo