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PERSONAL INJURY LAWASBESTOS LITIGATIONAllan Gore QC and Simon LeveneNEWWith deaths from asbestos related diseasesexpected to peak in the years 2011-2015, thisnew work provides timely guidance onhandling all aspects of asbestos litigation.It deals with all types of personal injuryclaims arising from all types of diseasecaused by asbestos, includingmesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis,retroperitoneal fibrosis, pleural thickening,pleural plaques and asbestos inducedpleurisy. All issues are covered fromclaimant’s, defendant’s and insurer’sperspectives, enabling practitioners to adviseany party in an action.• Explains the diagnosis, prognosis andtreatment of the different diseasescaused by asbestos• Examines the duties concerning asbestosexposure and what constitutes breach atboth common law and statutory levels• Considers liability and how it can beproved• Discusses the process of investigationand documentation from claimant,defendant and insurer perspectives• Looks at funding for both claimant anddefendant• Sets out the procedural issues of witnessstatements, documentary evidence andinstructing experts• Goes through proceedings from issue andservice to pleadings and trial• Advises on case management• Discusses damages from personal injuryclaims and fatal claims• Explains how awards are enforced• Covers claims in the UK for foreignexposure and foreign claims for UKexposure• Discusses DSS and DWP social securityentitlementsCONTENTS: Asbestos and its effects. Civil claims.Extraterritorial aspects. Criminal law. Socialsecurity aspects.JURISDICTION: United KingdomDec-2012 978 0 414 02443 4Sweet & Maxwell Product ID 567117Hardback c. £180.00/c. €229.00KEMP & KEMP: PERSONALINJURY LAW, PRACTICEAND PROCEDURE2 RELEASES A YEARGeneral Editor: Nigel LewersEditors: Grahame Aldous, Simon Allen, JennyKennedy, Myles Hickey, Timothy Petts andJason RowleyConsultant Editor: William Norris, QCKemp & Kemp: Personal Injury Law, Practiceand Procedure is the personal injury practicelooseleaf that complements the guidance givenin Kemp & Kemp: Quantum of Damages.• Gives authoritative guidance on every aspectof PI practice and procedure• Shows practitioners the best way to proceedwhen managing cases• Covers all kinds of cases from fatal accidentsto industrial accidents, group actions toclinical negligence• Focuses on strategies and tactics• Helps practitioners take on even unfamiliarand complex cases with confidence• Offers a balanced perspective betweenclaimant and defendant viewpointsJURISDICTION: United Kingdom978 0 421 90510 8Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 97489Looseleaf £325.00/€429.00Price includes service to December 20122012 Service PricesUK £278.00Europe £288.00/€381.00Rest of World £290.00/$499.00KEMP & KEMP PERSONALINJURY PRACTICE CD-ROM4 RELEASES A YEARKemp & Kemp Personal Injury PracticeCD-ROM supports the ways personal injurypractitioners work. The CD-ROM has the facilityto perform complex and highly specific searcheson the entire database of nearly 3,000 casesummaries. The CD-ROM reproduces the fulltext of Kemp & Kemp: Quantum of Damageswith additional supporting statutory materialsand an expanded medical glossary.• Complex case research made easier• Includes integral calculators for inflation,multipliers and periods of time elapsed• Updated four times a year with all the recentquantum decisionsJURISDICTION: United KingdomKKPI-STANSweet & Maxwell Product ID: 7642CD-ROM £970.00 (+ £194.00 VAT) = £1164.00/€1279.00 (+ €255.80 VAT) = €1534.80KEMP & KEMP:QUANTUM OF DAMAGES4 RELEASES A YEARGeneral Editor: William Norris, QCEditors: Peter Andrews, QC, Martin Spencer, QC,Muiris Lyons, Andrew Ritchie and Edward BishopQuantum Editor: Charles Cory-Wright, QCKemp & Kemp: Quantum of Damages is thedefinitive authority on quantum relating topersonal injury claims. Completely revised by anew author team, it covers the issues from bothclaimant and defendant viewpoints.• Deals with every kind of PI claim, fromclinical negligence to fatal accidents andcriminal injuries compensation• Deals with both general damages (PSLA)and special damages• Explains complex awards types such asstructured settlements and periodicalpayments• Deals with procedural matters relating toquantum• Contains a comprehensive range ofCalculation and Awards Tables, case digestsand legislative materialJURISDICTION: United Kingdom978 0 421 21680 8Sweet & Maxwell Product ID 7742Looseleaf £836.00/€1102.00Price includes service to December 20122012 Service PricesUK £670.00Europe £697.00/€919.00Rest of World £703.00/$1209.00MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE4TH EDITIONProfessor Michael JonesThis work provides a comprehensive analysis ofthe legal liabilities of healthcare professionalsarising from the medical treatment of patients.It analyses the tort of negligence as it applies tothe provision of health care and explains thepractical impact.• Covers both the general principles of medicalnegligence and specific areas such asconsent to medical treatment, defectiveproducts, confidentiality and the liabilityof hospitals• Discusses the NHS Redress Act 2006• Explains the implications of recent case law• Provides thorough coverage of defences andlimitation• Deals with damages• Goes through practice and procedure inmedical negligence claims• Includes a glossary of medical termsJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, CommonwealthDec-2008 978 1 847 03489 2Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 235767Hardback £250.00/€318.00To order any of these titles international customers please email TLRUKI.intlorders@thomsonreuters.com 125