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APIL Guide to Child Abuse Compensation Claims Third edition
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Why should you buy APIL Guide to Child Abuse Compensation Claims Third edition
The 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 law.
Read the Meet the author interview with Richard Scorer, where he discusses his role, key legal developments covered in the new edition of APIL Guide to Child Abuse Compensation Claims, and the main pain points for practitioners undertaking this type of work and how this book can help.
Featured Authors
Elisabeth-Anne Gumbel KC
1 Crown Office Row Chambers
Justin Levinson
Barrister, 1 Crown Office Row Chambers
Malcolm Johnson
Associate, Blake Lapthorn
Richard Scorer
National Manager of Serious Injury and Specialist Personal Injury, Slater & Gordon Lawyers
Table of contents
- Foreword to Third Edition
- Preface to Third Edition
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
- Table of Statutes
- Table of Statutory Instruments
- Table of Cases
- Chapter 1 The Background and History of Abuse Claims
- Chapter 2 The Statutory Framework
- Chapter 3 Causes of Action
- Chapter 4 Causation and Damage
- Chapter 5 Defences
- Chapter 6 Childhood Abuse Claims in Scotland
- Chapter 7 Claims Against Religious Organisations
- Chapter 8 Criminal Injuries Compensation
- Chapter 9 Evidence
- Chapter 10 Miscellaneous Points
- Chapter 11 Funding and Enforcement
