Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law

This book applies social context to offer an understanding of the law concerning accidents, personal injury and death.

Peter Cane (Author), James Goudkamp (Author)

9781108431743, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 September 2018

530 pages, 4 tables
24.6 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm, 1.06 kg

'This classic text has provided a continuing source of inspiration for my research and an essential accompaniment to my teaching for the past forty years. In revealing the wider context of tort law it brings the subject to life. Its critique of personal injury litigation remains as important as ever.' Richard Lewis, Cardiff University

Now in its ninth edition, Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law explores the recent and continuous developments in personal injury law by applying social context to the relevant legal principles. Those principles remain in need of radical reform. Updates to the text include discussion of the major changes to the way compensation is calculated and claimed, evolving funding arrangements for personal injury litigation, and dramatic shifts in the claims management industry. Suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in tort law, this new edition balances theory, practice and context. It draws on new legislation, research and case law to offer the reader thought-provoking examples and analysis.

Part I. The Issues in Perspective: 1. Introduction: surveying the field
Part II. The Tort System in Theory: 2. Fault as a basis of liability
3. The scope of the tort of negligence
4. Departures from the fault principle
5. Causation and remoteness of damage
6. Damages for personal injury and death
7. An appraisal of the fault principle
Part III. The Tort System in Operation: 8. Claims and claimants
9. Tortfeasors and insurers
10. Settlements and trials
Part IV. Other Compensation Systems: 11. First-party insurance
12. Compensation for criminal injuries
13. The social security system
14. Other forms of assistance
Part V. The Overall Picture: 15. A plethora of systems
16. The cost of compensation and who pays it
17. The functions of compensation systems
Part VI. The Future: 18. Accident compensation in the twenty-first century.

Subject Areas: Personal injury [LNVJ], Torts / Delicts [LNV], Damages & compensation [LNAC14], Jurisprudence & general issues [LA]