The Law of Damages (Butterworths Common Law Series) (Indian Reprint)

Now in its second edition, this essential text on the Law of Damages provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the legal principles to be applied in assessing damages. It examines the current law and also highlights areas for possible future development.

The text covers all the key areas and general principles of damages making it an essential text for both practitioners and academics. Written by leading academics and QCs, this essential text on the Law of Damages provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the legal principles to be applied in assessing damages

It examines the current law and highlights areas for possible future development. Commentary has been extensively updated to include: two new chapters - Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties and Penalties and Liquidated Damages; a detailed and incisive consideration of the post-April 2005 periodic payment regime and particular consideration of the decision of the Court of Appeal in Thompstone v Tameside; a practitioner's insight into the complexity of the deduction of state benefits in high value claims with particular reference to the decision in Crofton v National Health Service Litigation Authority; a helpful guide for practitioners to the assessment of general damages utilising the "JSB Guidelines, Eighth Edition"; and, a comprehensive review of all the up-to-date authorities on assessment of damages, both special and future loss, in personal injury claims. The book is part of the Common Law menu which is supported by annual updates.

Table of Contents:

• PART I: General Principles
  • 1. The Scope of Damages
  • 2. Measures of Damages
  • 3. Financial Loss
  • 4. Damages for Non-Pecuniary Loss
  • 5. Avoided and Avoidable Loss
  • 6. Remoteness of Damage
  • 7. Causation and Damages
  • 8. Contributory Negligence and Contribution
  • 9. The Currency of the Award
  • 10. The Right to Interest
  • 11. Effect of Death, Bankruptcy, Assignment etc
• PART II: Damages other than for Personal Injury
  • 12. The Scope of Damages
  • 13. Measures of Damages
  • 14. Financial Loss
  • 15. Damages for Non-Pecuniary Loss
  • 16. Avoided and Avoidable Loss
  • 17. Remoteness of Damage
  • 18. Causation and Damages
  • 19. Contributory Negligence and Contribution
  • 20. Contracts for the benefit of third parties
  • 21. Penalties and liquidated damages
  • 22. Sale of Goods
  • 23. Contracts for the Sale of Land: Covenants over freehold land
  • 24. Lease of land
  • 25. Carriage Contracts
  • 26. Agency Relationships
  • 27. Professional Liability
  • 28. Miscellaneous torts and non-contractual liabilities
• PART III: Personal Injury Damages
  • 29. Personal Injury Damages
  • 30. Causation in personal injury cases
  • 31. Assessment of damages for pain, suffering & loss of amenity
  • 32. Specific personal injury damages
  • 33. Past future loss
  • 34. Criminal Injuries Compensation
  • 35. Fatal accident claims
  • 36. Supplementary matters.