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APIL Guide to Accidents at Work Second edition
£150.00Quick ViewThe work covers three distinction areas. Part A concerns the general principles applicable to all cases focusing on negligence, statutory duties, causation and remoteness, with an emphasis on what these principles mean in practice. Part B looks in detail at the statutory framework with special attention given to workplaces, work equipment, manual handling, working at height and construction. Part C offers practical guidance on effective case preparation and presentation, providing invaluable know-how on investigation guidelines, evidence, and practice and procedure. This new edition has been extensively revised and rewritten to include: Liability for workplace accidents post Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 Understanding how risk assessment works and can help you win your cases The Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 and the updated HSE guidance on construction site accidents The continuing importance of health and safety regulations Understanding the concept of workers, the gig economy and the self-employed What now for health and safety in a post Brexit world The APIL Guide to Accidents at Work is essential reading for all personal injury practitioners whose practice encompasses work-based injuries
APIL Guide to Accidents at Work Second edition
£149.99Quick ViewDesigned specifically to meet the needs of claimant personal injury lawyers.
APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims Third edition
£175.00Quick ViewThe management of catastrophic injury claims is complex. They involve detailed and ongoing care and rehabilitation regimes, important decisions on accommodation, sophisticated case management involving technical procedural matters often involving the Court of Protection, significant use of expert evidence in multiple disciplines, as well as complicated settlement and financial structures including periodical payment orders. Involving numerous experts of different disciplines, these claims require the practitioner to ‘marshall’ and manage the team, as well as particular requirements regarding client care. The APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims provides a guide to best practice in the complex area of catastrophic injury litigation. The text provides guidance on case management, practical help in dealing with and addressing issues of expert evidence, an in-depth discussion of damages and an analysis of relevant primary source material. This edition contains new chapters and takes account of: The Civil Procedure Rules; The Serious Injury Guide; The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and developments in this field; Alternative Dispute Resolution methods including Mediation & Arbitration The Damages Act, Periodical Payment Orders and the challenges facing Claimant’s in damages management, including the impact of Brexit; The Civil Liability Act and changes to the discount rate Updated case law in the field The APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims will be essential reading for all clinical negligence practitioners and personal injury practitioners dealing with serious injury claims
APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims Third edition
£176.00Quick ViewSuccessfully manage and marshal your client care.
APIL Guide to Child Abuse Compensation Claims Third edition
£160.00Quick ViewThe APIL Guide to Child Abuse Compensation Claims has been written specifically for personal injury lawyers by practitioners with direct experience of the field. It provides lawyers with all the information they need to undertake compensation claims for clients who have suffered from physical, sexual and emotional abuse. This new edition has been extensively revised and rewritten to include: new cases on aggravated damages; aftermath of CN v Poole BC; liability for indecent images; consent as a defence; new chapter on Scotland; update on limitation; commentary on the case of Dunn v Durham; new section on lay witness evidence. The APIL Guide to Child Abuse Claims is the definitive guide to this challenging area of the la
APIL Guide to Child Abuse Compensation Claims Third edition
£162.00Quick ViewWritten specifically for personal injury lawyers by practitioners with direct experience of the field.
APIL Guide to Costs and Funding
£134.00Quick ViewCosts and funding in personal injury cases have undergone dramatic change since the implementation of the Jackson Reforms which abolished the recoverability of ATE and BTE insurance premiums, capped solicitors success fees at 25%, and introduced QOCS, DBAs/contingency fees and fixed recoverable costs. PI lawyers also faced changes including the extension of portals to cover EL/PL cases. The purpose of this Guide is to provide a practical overview of the changes, explaining what impact they will have in practice, together with guidance on how to adopt successful and profitable working methods to thrive in the new regime, as well as ensure work started under the old regime complies with the changes
APIL Guide to Costs and Funding
£134.00Quick ViewProvides a practical overview of the changes to costs and funding.
APIL Guide to Evidence
£134.00Quick ViewThe APIL Guide to Evidence offers detailed and practical advice on evidential matters as they relate to personal injury cases. An explanation of the law and applicable procedure is complemented by practical know-how, with tips on drafting pleadings and schedules. Contributors Laura Elfield, Christopher Goddard, Philip Jones, Linda Nelson, Jennifer Newcomb, Esther Pounder, Shahram Sharghy, Rajeev Shetty, Christopher Stephenson all of 9 Gough Square; Edwina Rawson, Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP; Maria Panteli, Solicitor, Leigh Day & Co and Christine Tallon, Solicitor, Leigh Day & Co
APIL Guide to Fatal Accidents Fourth edition
£190.00Quick ViewThis book provides practical advice on how to run a case involving a fatal accident and how to secure maximum awards for the family, dependants and estate of the deceased.
APIL Guide to Fatal Accidents Fourth edition
£190.00Quick ViewFatal accidents present the lawyer with a set of problems distinct from those of non-fatal personal injury claims. In particular, who does the law categorise as a dependant and how do you calculate the claim for dependency? The APIL Guide to Fatal Accidents, now in its fourth edition, provides practical advice on how to run a case involving a fatal accident and how to secure maximum awards for the family, dependants and estate of the deceased. The fourth edition has been extensively revised and updated with reference to the latest case law and guidance. In addition there is: A new chapter on multipliers and periods of loss in fatal cases. A chapter that deals with the common pitfalls and problems in fatal cases and how to avoid them. The questionnaires and checklists have been updated and revised to ensure that the practitioner can obtain all the relevant information in a way that is both comprehensive and yet maintains compassion and respect for the difficult situation that clients face. Useful practical materials such as the client questionnaires, checklists, draft pleadings and schedules of damages complement the text. In addition the relevant statutory materials and the 7th Edition of the Ogden Tables are reproduced for ease of reference. Written by a barrister who specialises in this area of law and who is recognised as one of the foremost commentators on civil procedure and damages this is an essential guide for all those involved in fatal accident claim
