Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
42 used & new from £7.49

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law (Law in Context)
 
 

Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law (Law in Context) (Paperback)

by Peter Cane (Author), Patrick Atiyah (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
RRP: £29.99
Price: £28.49 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £1.50 (5%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Want guaranteed delivery by Wednesday, July 15? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
25 new from £24.23 17 used from £7.49
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover (4th Revised edition) Order it used
Paperback (5th Revised edition) 5 used & new from £1.65

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with Torts (Palgrave Law Masters) by Alastair Mullis

Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law (Law in Context) + Torts (Palgrave Law Masters)
Price For Both: £44.63

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law (Law in Context) by Peter Cane

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Torts (Palgrave Law Masters) by Alastair Mullis

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Torts (Palgrave Law Masters)

Torts (Palgrave Law Masters)

by Alastair Mullis
4.0 out of 5 stars (3)  £16.14
Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort

Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort

by W.V.H. Rogers
2.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £31.30
Learning Legal Rules: A Student's Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning (6th Edition)

Learning Legal Rules: A Student's Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning (6th Edition)

by James Holland
3.9 out of 5 stars (8)  £17.99
Contract Law (Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters)

Contract Law (Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters)

by Ewan McKendrick
4.3 out of 5 stars (11)  £17.99
Tort Law: Text and Materials

Tort Law: Text and Materials

by Mark Lunney
3.0 out of 5 stars (5)  £31.49
Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 550 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Updated edition edition (26 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0521689317
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521689311
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 279,103 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #26 in  Books > Business, Finance & Law > Law > English > Legal System > Courts & Procedure > Civil Procedure
  • See Complete Table of Contents

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
Free Compensation Advice
   National-Accident-Helpline.co.uk    With 15 Years Experience, we're the Leading Name in Injury Compensation 
Compensation
   www.injurylawyers4U.co.uk    Get honest, professional advice & receive 100% of your compensation
Accident Compensation
   www.accidentsdirect.com    Accident Injury Claims - No Win No Fee & Keep 100% Compensation 
  
 

Product Description

Review
'… providing a thought-provoking and accessible account. … Written by a common law lawyer, Peter Cane, Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law builds on its impressive previous additions. It is extremely well-written and provides an excellent balance between theoretical considerations and practical implications of personal injury law. … well researched … well priced and exceptionally researched meaning an academic can save a considerable amount of research time.' Student Law Journal

Product Description
Since its first publication, Accidents, Compensation and the Law has been recognised as the leading treatment of the law of personal injuries compensation and the social, political and economic issues surrounding it. The seventh edition of this classic work explores recent momentous changes in personal injury law and practice and puts them into broad perspective. Most significantly, it examines developments affecting the financing and conduct of personal injury claiming: the abolition of legal aid for most personal injury claims; the increasing use of conditional fee agreements and after-the-event insurance; the meteoric rise and impending regulation of the claims management industry. Complaints that Britain is a 'compensation culture' suffering an 'insurance crisis' are investigated. New statistics on tort claims are discussed, providing fresh insights into the evolution of the tort system which, despite recent reforms, remains deeply flawed and ripe for radical reform.

See all Product Description

Inside This Book (Learn More)
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
Search inside this book:

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 

 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "A must" for any aspiring personal injury lawyers, 2 Aug 2000
By A Customer
In many respects Peter Cane's edition of Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law is "a must" for any aspiring personal injury lawyers in England and Wales.

Its value lies not it its undoubted academic content, but moreso in the way that it allows the personal injury lawyer, obsessed with case law, legislation and day to day practicalities, to "take a step back" to look at the broader picture of compensation (from whatever source) for the victims of accident or disease.

Professor Cane's common theme throughout the book is the unfairness of the tort system. Why do such a small percentage of the injured (6.5% according to the Pearson Commission in 1978) get compensation as they can find someone liable in negligence when so many others must rely on relatively low levels of social security benefits?

The proposal is the adoption of a more egalitarian system of "no-fault" compensation, such as exists in New Zealand. This would compensate more people (at a lower level) and would be far cheaper to administer.

As Professor Cane notes, there are vested interests in our current system who would oppose such a move (at times it reads more like a Stephen King novel to lawyers!) and drawbacks to a "no-fault" scheme.

My criticism is lack of analysis of these drawbacks. In particular Professor Cane only briefly mentions the very serious problem of fraud in the UK's social security system.

The other problem is reliance upon old data, in particular from the Pearson Commission, which is now nearly 30 years old. Is the 6.5% recovery rate still realistic in today's more "sophisticated" consumer climate of widespread media accident-claim advertising etc.?

This is, nonetheless, a highly recommended book that provides plenty of "food for thought" in considering the ways that victims of accident and disease receive compensation.

John Kilmister, Solicitor and member of The Law Society's Personal Injury Panel.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars More Public Policy than Practicing Lawyer Utility, 31 Mar 2001
By T. Rogers "Prof Digory Kirke" (Jackson, MS United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
...I doubt that the personal injury lawyer will find the book particularly valuable compared with its utility for students of public administration or political science since it focuses primarily on issues of public policy. One minor caveat, a larger book with less crowded print would make it more user friendly.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]

   


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Feedback


Occupational Health Law

Occupational Health Law

A new edition has become needed because of the large number of changes... Read more
£84.99 £76.48

Find similar items

 

More From P. S. Atiyah

Law and Modern...

Law and Modern Society (OPUS)

The law in a modern society is an extremely bulky and complex... Read more
£24.69

 

Boys Smell

Lynx Africa Body Spray and After Shave Gift set
But we make sure they smell good...

Discover male grooming at Amazon.co.uk

 

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

Learn more about Gift Certificates

 
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.

Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Host
The Host by Stephenie Meyer

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates