Publisher's Synopsis
"(PUBLICATION FIRST MARKED AS OUT OF PRINT 11/11/03)Acclaimed by practitioners for its clear and concisely written style, this best-selling title provides practitioners with a complete statement of the principles of law on the assessment of damages together with illustrations of typical awards that can be used as general guides in comparable cases. Includes the Civil Evidence Act 1995, making the Ogden actuarial in court; the House of Lords' decision in Page v Smith concerning shock and neurosis; and significant changes concerning damages on death introduced by the Damages (Scotland) Act 1993 Appendix includes the Judicial Studies Board guidelines for the assessment of general damages in personal injury cases and annuity tables"
