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10 - Settlements and Trials

from Part III - The Tort System in Operation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2018

Peter Cane  and
James Goudkamp
Peter Cane
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
James Goudkamp
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
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The goal of this chapter is to explore the significance of settlements out of court to the tort system. Consideration is also given to how tort claims are financed.
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Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law , pp. 246 - 272
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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  • Settlements and Trials
  • Peter Cane, Australian National University, Canberra, James Goudkamp, University of Oxford
  • Book: Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law
  • Online publication: 24 August 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108367806.011
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  • Settlements and Trials
  • Peter Cane, Australian National University, Canberra, James Goudkamp, University of Oxford
  • Book: Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law
  • Online publication: 24 August 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108367806.011
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  • Settlements and Trials
  • Peter Cane, Australian National University, Canberra, James Goudkamp, University of Oxford
  • Book: Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law
  • Online publication: 24 August 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108367806.011
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