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(Australian National University, Canberra), (University of Oxford)
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 530 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 246x173x23 mm, weight: 1060 g, Worked examples or Exercises; 4 Tables, black and white
  • Serija: Law in Context
  • Išleidimo metai: 13-Sep-2018
  • Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1108431747
  • ISBN-13: 9781108431743
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 530 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 246x173x23 mm, weight: 1060 g, Worked examples or Exercises; 4 Tables, black and white
  • Serija: Law in Context
  • Išleidimo metai: 13-Sep-2018
  • Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1108431747
  • ISBN-13: 9781108431743
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Now in its ninth edition, Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law explores the recent and continuous developments in personal injury law by applying social context to the relevant legal principles. Those principles remain in need of radical reform. Updates to the text include discussion of the major changes to the way compensation is calculated and claimed, evolving funding arrangements for personal injury litigation, and dramatic shifts in the claims management industry. Suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in tort law, this new edition balances theory, practice and context. It draws on new legislation, research and case law to offer the reader thought-provoking examples and analysis.

Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law is the only book written in a Commonwealth jurisdiction that examines the accident compensation system in its broader social context. It provides the reader with a significantly richer understanding of the relevant law than they would obtain from books that concentrate on just the legal principles.

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'Since the 1970s, Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law has provided an invaluable counter-narrative to mainstream tort scholarship and this new edition is no exception. The core critique, whilst familiar, is integrated with an updated analysis of the political, social and economic context in which the law, and the system that underpins it, operates. It remains a 'must read' for students.' Annette Morris, Cardiff University 'As it has been from its first edition, this remains the definitive work on liability and compensation for accidental injury. The new editorial team (Goudkamp joining Cane) treads a careful path through the controversies surrounding the alleged 'compensation culture' but never shies from advancing its own, informed and persuasive perspective on the issues.' Ken Oliphant, Deputy Head of School, University of Bristol Law School 'This classic text has provided a continuing source of inspiration for my research and an essential accompaniment to my teaching for the past forty years. In revealing the wider context of tort law it brings the subject to life. Its critique of personal injury litigation remains as important as ever.' Richard Lewis, Cardiff University

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This book applies social context to offer an understanding of the law concerning accidents, personal injury and death.
Preface xix
List of Abbreviations
xxi
List of Tables
xxv
Table of Legislation
xxvi
Table of Cases
xxxi
Part I The Issues in Perspective
1(22)
1 Introduction: Surveying the Field
3(20)
1.1 Compensation for Accidents
3(2)
1.2 Natural and Human Causes
5(5)
1.2.1 The Issue
5(2)
1.2.2 Society's `Responsibility' for Human Causes
7(1)
1.2.3 Protecting Reasonable Expectations
8(1)
1.2.4 Egalitarianism and the Problem of Drawing the Line
9(1)
1.3 Mixed Systems in a Mixed Society
10(2)
1.4 Some Facts and Figures
12(11)
1.4.1 Accidents Causing Personal Injury or Death
13(2)
1.4.2 Death and Disability from Other Causes
15(1)
1.4.3 The Prevalence of Disability
15(1)
1.4.4 The Effect of Disability on Income
16(1)
1.4.5 Distribution and Sources of Compensation
17(2)
1.4.6 The More Serious and the Less Serious
19(4)
Part II The Tort System in Theory
23(158)
2 Fault as a Basis of Liability
25(34)
2.1 The Conceptual Basis of Tort Law
25(1)
2.2 Negligence as a Basis of Liability
26(1)
2.3 The Fault Principle
27(1)
2.4 Negligence as Fault
28(16)
2.4.1 A Question of Fact and Law
28(3)
2.4.2 The Nature of Negligence
31(3)
2.4.3 Probability of Harm
34(1)
2.4.4 Likely Magnitude of Harm
35(1)
2.4.5 The Value of the Activity and the Cost of the Precautions Needed to Avoid Harm
36(1)
2.4.6 The Function of the Negligence Formula
37(1)
2.4.7 Foreseeability
38(2)
2.4.8 The Objective Standard of Care
40(1)
2.4.9 Negligence in Design and Negligence in Operation
41(3)
2.5 Conduct of the Claimant
44(15)
2.5.1 Contributory Negligence
45(7)
2.5.2 Volenti Non Fit Injuria
52(5)
2.5.3 Illegality
57(2)
3 The Scope of the Tort of Negligence
59(24)
3.1 The Nature of the Duty of Care
59(3)
3.2 Specific Duty Issues
62(14)
3.2.1 Common Situations in Which Duties of Care Have Been Imposed
62(2)
3.2.2 The Distinction between Acts and Omissions
64(12)
3.3 Nervous Shock
76(5)
3.3.1 A Restrictive Approach
76(2)
3.3.2 Primary Victims
78(1)
3.3.3 Secondary Victims
79(1)
3.3.4 Reform Proposals
80(1)
3.4 Family Claims
81(2)
4 Departures from the Fault Principle
83(14)
4.1 Fault Liability and Strict Liability
83(1)
4.2 `Procedural' Devices
84(2)
4.3 Breach of Statutory Duty
86(1)
4.4 Contractual Duties
86(1)
4.5 Rylands v. Fletcher, Private Nuisance and Animals
87(1)
4.6 Joint Liability
88(1)
4.7 Vicarious Liability
89(1)
4.8 Products Liability
89(3)
4.9 Proposals to Extend Strict Liability
92(1)
4.9.1 Dangerous Things and Activities
92(1)
4.9.2 Railway Accidents
93(1)
4.10 Ex Gratia Compensation Schemes
93(4)
4.10.1 Vaccine Damage
94(1)
4.10.2 HIV and Hepatitis C
95(1)
4.10.3 Variant CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)
96(1)
5 Causation and Remoteness of Damage
97(21)
5.1 Introduction
97(1)
5.2 Factual Causation
97(8)
5.2.1 Proving Causation
97(2)
5.2.2 Causing and Increasing the Risk of Harm
99(3)
5.2.3 Omissions
102(1)
5.2.4 Multiple Causal Factors
103(2)
5.3 Limits on the Liability of Factual Causes
105(12)
5.3.1 Legal Causation
106(6)
5.3.2 Damage Not Within the Risk
112(2)
5.3.3 Foreseeability Again
114(3)
5.4 Conclusion
117(1)
6 Damages for Personal Injury and Death
118(45)
6.1 The Lump Sum: Predicting the Future
118(13)
6.1.1 Personal Injury Cases
118(2)
6.1.2 Fatal Cases
120(3)
6.1.3 Variation of Awards after Trial
123(2)
6.1.4 Suitability of Lump Sums
125(2)
6.1.5 Alternatives to Lump Sums
127(4)
6.2 Full Compensation
131(9)
6.2.1 Interest
132(1)
6.2.2 Lost Earnings and Support
133(4)
6.2.3 Medical and Other Expenses
137(3)
6.3 Full Compensation for Lost `Earnings': Is It Justified?
140(5)
6.3.1 The Earnings-Related Principle
140(3)
6.3.2 The 100-Per-Cent Principle
143(2)
6.4 Full Compensation: The Commitment in Practice
145(4)
6.5 Intangible Losses
149(11)
6.5.1 Assessing Intangible Losses
149(5)
6.5.2 The Tariff System
154(3)
6.5.3 Subjective Factors
157(2)
6.5.4 Should Damages Be Payable for Intangible Losses?
159(1)
6.6 Overall Maxima
160(1)
6.7 Punitive Damages
161(2)
7 An Appraisal of the Fault Principle
163(18)
7.1 The Compensation Payable Bears No Relation to the Degree of Fault
163(3)
7.2 The Compensation Bears No Relation to the Means of the Tortfeasor
166(1)
7.3 A Harm-Doer May Be Held Legally Liable Without Being Morally Culpable and Vice Versa
167(5)
7.3.1 Collective Liability
167(2)
7.3.2 The Objective Definition of Fault
169(2)
7.3.3 Moral Culpability Without Legal Liability
171(1)
7.3.4 The Fault Principle and Popular Morality
171(1)
7.4 The Fault Principle Pays Little Attention to the Conduct or Needs of the Victim
172(1)
7.5 Justice May Require Payment of Compensation Without Fault
173(2)
7.6 Pragmatic Objections to the Fault Principle
175(6)
Part III The Tort System in Operation
181(92)
8 Claims and Claimants
183(27)
8.1 Accident Victims and Tort Claimants
183(4)
8.1.1 Cases Reaching Trial and Set Down for Trial
183(1)
8.1.2 Actions Commenced
183(1)
8.1.3 Tort Claims, Actual and Potential
184(3)
8.2 Particular Types of Claims
187(6)
8.2.1 Road Accidents
187(1)
8.2.2 Industrial Injuries and Illnesses
188(3)
8.2.3 Public Liability Claims
191(1)
8.2.4 Medical Injuries
191(2)
8.2.5 Group Claims
193(1)
8.3 Why Do People (Not) Make Tort Claims?
193(6)
8.3.1 Some Research Findings
193(2)
8.3.2 Alternative Remedies
195(1)
8.3.3 Propensity to Claim
196(3)
8.4 A Compensation Culture
199(11)
8.4.1 Shifting Social Attitudes
199(1)
8.4.2 Growth in the Number of Tort Claims
200(2)
8.4.3 Growth in Amounts Paid Out in Tort Compensation
202(1)
8.4.4 Impact on Legal Policy-Making
203(7)
9 Tortfeasors and Insurers
210(36)
9.1 Defendants
210(1)
9.2 Individuals as Tort Defendants
210(4)
9.3 Employers and Corporations as Tort Defendants
214(5)
9.4 Insurers
219(1)
9.5 The Nature of Liability Insurance
220(5)
9.6 Some Problems of Liability Insurance
225(6)
9.7 First-Party Insurance for the Benefit of Others
231(1)
9.8 The Impact of Liability Insurance on the Law
232(9)
9.8.1 Statutory Provisions
232(3)
9.8.2 The Impact of Insurance on the Common Law
235(6)
9.9 The Motor Insurers' Bureau
241(5)
10 Settlements and Trials
246(27)
10.1 The Importance of Settlements
246(1)
10.2 Obtaining Legal Assistance and Financing Tort Claims
247(5)
10.3 The Course of Negotiations
252(10)
10.3.1 Individual Claims
253(5)
10.3.2 Group Claims
258(4)
10.4 When Negotiations Break Down
262(3)
10.5 The Time Taken to Achieve a Settlement
265(2)
10.6 The Amount of Compensation
267(6)
Part IV Other Compensation Systems
273(82)
11 First-Party Insurance
275(10)
11.1 Types of First-Party Insurance
275(5)
11.1.1 Injury and Illness Insurance
275(4)
11.1.2 Legal Expenses Insurance
279(1)
11.2 First-Party Injury and Illness Insurance Compared with Tort Liability
280(5)
12 Compensation for Criminal Injuries
285(25)
12.1 Tort Claims
285(1)
12.2 Compensation Orders
286(2)
12.3 Other Sources of Compensation
288(1)
12.4 Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS)
289(19)
12.4.1 Justifications for the CICS
289(5)
12.4.2 The Scope of the CICS
294(6)
12.4.3 Comparison between the CICS and Tort Liability
300(5)
12.4.4 Administration
305(2)
12.4.5 Claims Consciousness
307(1)
12.5 Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme (VOTCS)
308(2)
13 The Social Security System
310(35)
13.1 Foundations of the Social Security System
310(3)
13.1.1 Workers' Compensation
310(2)
13.1.2 National Insurance
312(1)
13.2 The Beveridge Report and the 1946 Acts
313(3)
13.3 Developments since 1946
316(4)
13.4 Industrial Injuries Benefits
320(9)
13.4.1 The Scope of the `Industrial Injuries Scheme'
321(2)
13.4.2 Accidents and Diseases
323(2)
13.4.3 Benefits
325(4)
13.5 Benefits for the Disabled Generally
329(3)
13.5.1 Statutory Sick Pay
329(1)
13.5.2 Employment and Support Allowance
330(1)
13.5.3 Personal Independence Payment
331(1)
13.6 Other Benefits
332(3)
13.6.1 Carer's Allowance
332(1)
13.6.2 Bereavement Benefits
332(2)
13.6.3 Universal Credit
334(1)
13.7 Administration
335(2)
13.8 The Tort System and the Social Security System Compared
337(4)
13.9 Error and Fraud
341(4)
14 Other Forms of Assistance
345(10)
14.1 The General Legal Environment
345(1)
14.2 The Taxation System
346(2)
14.3 Social Services
348(4)
14.3.1 Employment
348(2)
14.3.2 Mobility
350(1)
14.3.3 Housing and Residential Accommodation
351(1)
14.3.4 Other Social Services
351(1)
14.4 Conclusion
352(3)
Part V The Overall Picture
355(80)
15 A Plethora of Systems
357(18)
15.1 The Concept of Over-Compensation
357(1)
15.2 The Choice of Compensation System
358(2)
15.3 Subrogation and Recoupment
360(5)
15.4 Tort Damages and Other Compensation
365(9)
15.4.1 General Principles
365(3)
15.4.2 Tort Damages and Sick Pay
368(1)
15.4.3 Tort Damages and Personal Insurance
368(2)
15.4.4 Tort Damages and Charitable Payments
370(1)
15.4.5 Tort Damages and Social Security Benefits
370(4)
15.5 Criminal Injuries Compensation
374(1)
16 The Cost of Compensation and Who Pays It
375(14)
16.1 The Cost of Tort Compensation
375(7)
16.2 Costs Not Paid Through the Tort System
382(5)
16.2.1 The Cost of Social Services
382(1)
16.2.2 The Cost of the Social Security System
383(2)
16.2.3 Other Sources of Compensation
385(1)
16.2.4 Costs in Perspective
385(2)
16.3 The Cost of Criminal Injuries Compensation
387(2)
17 The Functions of Compensation Systems
389(46)
17.1 Compensation
389(7)
17.1.1 Some Preliminary Questions
389(3)
17.1.2 The Meaning of `Compensation'
392(3)
17.1.3 Assessing Compensation Systems
395(1)
17.2 Distribution of Losses
396(3)
17.2.1 What Should Be Distributed?
396(1)
17.2.2 How Should It Be Distributed?
397(2)
17.3 The Allocation of Risks
399(2)
17.4 Punishment
401(1)
17.5 Corrective Justice
401(2)
17.6 Vindication
403(2)
17.7 Deterrence and Prevention
405(15)
17.7.1 Rules and Standards of Behaviour
406(8)
17.7.2 Accident Prevention via Insurance
414(6)
17.8 General Deterrence
420(15)
17.8.1 The Basic Idea
420(2)
17.8.2 Ascertaining the Costs of an Accident
422(1)
17.8.3 To Whom Should the Costs of Accidents Be Allocated?
423(2)
17.8.4 Responsiveness to Price Mechanism
425(2)
17.8.5 Applying General Deterrence Criteria in Practice
427(1)
17.8.6 General Deterrence and Existing Systems
427(4)
17.8.7 Conclusions about General Deterrence
431(4)
Part VI The Future
435(35)
18 Accident Compensation in the Twenty-First Century
437(33)
18.1 Where We Are Now and How We Got Here
437(5)
18.2 Basic Issues
442(15)
18.2.1 Strict Liability or No-Fault?
442(1)
18.2.2 Limited or Comprehensive Reform?
443(3)
18.2.3 Preferential Treatment
446(1)
18.2.4 Assessment of Compensation
447(3)
18.2.5 Funding
450(2)
18.2.6 Goals of the System
452(5)
18.3 Proposals and Schemes: The Case of Road Accidents
457(4)
18.4 The Way Ahead
461(6)
18.4.1 A Social Welfare Solution
461(4)
18.4.2 A Private Insurance Solution
465(2)
18.5 Damage to Property
467(1)
18.6 The Role of the Insurance Industry and the Legal Profession
468(2)
Index 470
Peter Cane is Senior Research Fellow at Christ's College, Cambridge and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Law at the Australian National University College of Law. James Goudkamp is Professor of the Law of Obligations at the University of Oxford.