Personal Injury Litigation

This new edition of Personal Injury Litigation deals with the new rules governing road traffic claims and contains useful guidance and checklists for both claimants and defendants dealing with these claims. This fourth edition not only brings this much used book up-to-date but enhances the original text by introducing chapters on limitation and fatal accident claims. A section on the common pitfalls and how to avoid them will help practitioners ensure that their cases run smoothly. Personal Injury Litigation provides a wide ranging introduction to the major elements of personal injury litigation. It deals with liability, damages and procedure. It gives practical guidance on dealing with the new procedure for low value claims in road traffic cases and provides summaries and checklists for both claimants and defendants. The more difficult areas such as costs, limitation and fatal accidents are also covered with guidance on important issues like serving proceedings and drafting witness statements. Personal Injury Litigation is an invaluable asset to trainees, newly qualified solicitors and paralegals and assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. It will also act as a practical guide for the busy practitioner.

1 Basic Information: Liability 2 Limitation 3 Damages and Interest 4 Fatal Accidents 5 Financing the Case 6 Road Traffic Accident Protocol 7 Investigating the Claim and the Pre Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims 8 Starting Proceedings and Drafting Statements of Case 9 Drafting Witness Statements and Use of Expert Witnesses 10 Part 36 Offers, Part 20 Proceedings and Interim Payments 11 Case Management, Disclosure and Inspection 12 Preparing for Hearings: Disposals and Trial 13 Early Conclusion of Cases 14 Summary of Procedure 15 Avoiding the Pitfalls of Personal Injury Litigation