Damages for Personal Injuries and Death

Acclaimed by practitioners for its clear and concisely written style, this best-selling title has become established as an essential work of reference for all those involved in personal injury litigation. It provides practitioners with a complete statement of the principles of law on the assessment of damages together with illustrations of typical awards that can be used as general guides in comparable cases. Fully updated, the 10th edition takes into account all recent changes in the law including the Civil Evidence Act 1995, making the Ogden actuarial tables admissible in court; the House of Lords' decision in "Page v. Smith" concerning shock and neurosis, and significant changes concerning damages on death introduced by the Damages (Scotland) Act 1993.