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Damages and compensation culture : comparative perspectives /

The focus of the essays in this book is on the relationship between compensation culture, social values and tort damages for personal injuries. A central concern of the public and political perception of personal injuries claims is the high cost of tort claims to society, reflected in insurance prem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: "Compensation Culture--Comparative Tort Law Reform in the 21st Century" (Conference) University of Limerick)
Otros Autores: Quill, Eoin (Editor ), Friel, Raymond (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • "The whiplash capital of the world" : genealogy of a compensation myth / Ken Oliphant
  • Structural factors affecting the number and cost of personal injury claims in the tort system / Richard Lewis
  • A reflexive approach to accident law reform / Erik S. Knutsen
  • Reforming English tort law : lessons from Australia / James Goudkamp
  • Non-pecuniary damages for personal injury : a reflection on the Canadian experience / Jeff Berryman
  • Identifying and calculating personal injury damages in Ireland, Italy, France, and Belgium : recent debates between scholars, judges, and practitioners / Denise Amram
  • Deconstructing policy on costs and the compensation culture / Annette Morris
  • Personal injuries assessment board : a decade of delivery? / Dorothea Dowling
  • An overview of the role of medical panels in Victorian legislation / Dr. Carol A. Newlands
  • Concurrent fault at 90 : a history of Ontario's Negligence Act and Canada's Uniform Contributory Fault Act / John C Kleefeld
  • Individualism and autonomy in occupiers liability and compensation culture / Desmond Ryan
  • Compensation culture and sport / Tim O'Connor.