Book contents
- Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law
- The Law in Context Series
- Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Tables
- Table of Legislation
- Table of Cases
- Part I The Issues in Perspective
- Part II The Tort System in Theory
- 2 Fault as a Basis of Liability
- 3 The Scope of the Tort of Negligence
- 4 Departures from the Fault Principle
- 5 Causation and Remoteness of Damage
- 6 Damages for Personal Injury and Death
- 7 An Appraisal of the Fault Principle
- Part III The Tort System in Operation
- Part IV Other Compensation Systems
- Part V The Overall Picture
- Part VI The Future
- Index
6 - Damages for Personal Injury and Death
from Part II - The Tort System in Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 August 2018
Book contents
- Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law
- The Law in Context Series
- Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Tables
- Table of Legislation
- Table of Cases
- Part I The Issues in Perspective
- Part II The Tort System in Theory
- 2 Fault as a Basis of Liability
- 3 The Scope of the Tort of Negligence
- 4 Departures from the Fault Principle
- 5 Causation and Remoteness of Damage
- 6 Damages for Personal Injury and Death
- 7 An Appraisal of the Fault Principle
- Part III The Tort System in Operation
- Part IV Other Compensation Systems
- Part V The Overall Picture
- Part VI The Future
- Index
Summary
This chapter addresses several fundamental commitments of the tort system in relation to the assessment of compensation. These commitments include the idea that compensation is payable as a lump sum and the notion that compensation should be full in the sense that it rectifies the whole of the loss suffered.
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- Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law , pp. 118 - 162Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018