ABSTRACT

This latest addition to the Cavendish Practice Notes series is basic and clear outline of personal injury practice and procedure, and includes discussion of recent developments such as the Pre-Action Protocols, the Civil Procedure Rules and Conditional Fee Agreements. As well as setting out the procedural requirements, accompanied by useful checklists, Practice Notes on Personal Injury deals with all important issues of liability, including product liability and clinical negligence. A novel development in a book of this size is a list of website addresses that may be of direct use to personal injury practitioners.

Although aimed at practitioners, the book will assist insurers, trade union officials and anyone who needs to understand the personal injury process.

chapter 1|14 pages

Basic Information

chapter 2|14 pages

Damages and Interest

chapter 3|14 pages

Financing the Case

chapter 4|16 pages

Investigating the Claim and the Pre-Action

chapter 7|10 pages

Case Management, Disclosure and Inspection

chapter 8|10 pages

Preparing for Trial

chapter 9|8 pages

Early Conclusion of Cases

chapter 10|32 pages

Basic Precedents and Forms

chapter 11|4 pages

Summary of Procedure

chapter 12|10 pages

Matters Requiring Special Care

chapter 13|4 pages

Further Reading

Substantive law

chapter 14|4 pages

Useful Addresses