"This book presents a collection of papers from a conference entitled 'Compensation Culture--Comparative Tort Law Reform in the 21st Century' held at the University of Limerick on 23-24 May 2014"--Introduction.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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Personal injuries--Congresses
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Damages--Congresses
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Compensation (Law)--Congresses
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Torts--Social aspects--Congresses
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PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Quill, Eoin
Friel, Raymond
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"Compensation Culture--Comparative Tort Law Reform in the 21st Century" (Conference)(2014 :University of Limerick)