Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law (Law in Context) - Softcover

Cane, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521606101 ISBN 13: 9780521606103

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law has been recognised as a classic treatment of law relating to compensation for personal injuries. It discusses not only relevant legal rules, but also social, political and economic issues underlying the law, the practical operation of the tort system, and the options for change. This new edition has been thoroughly updated with many sections such as those on causation and the financing of tort claims being substantially rewritten to include major changes: the introduction of no-win-no-fee conditional fee arrangements and the radical reform of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

About this title

Book Description:

This text provides a treatment of the law relating to compensation for personal injuries. It discusses relevant legal rules, as well as social, political and economic issues underlying the law, and the practical operation of the tort system. This edition is thoroughly updated.

About the Author:

Peter Cane has been Professor of Law in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University since 1997. For twenty years previously he taught law at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. His main research interests are in the law of obligations, especially tort law; public law, especially administrative law; and legal theory. Recent publications include Responsibility in Law and Morality (2002) and The Oxford Handbook of Legal Studies (edited with Mark Tushnet) (2003).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521606101
• ISBN 13: 9780521606103
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 464