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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Personal Injury Limitation Law by Andrew Roy Nina Ross
Providing an exhaustive and systematic analysis of the law of limitation periods in personal injury claims this is the only text that deals specifically with this complex area of law. The book offers the unique combination of key guidance and information vital notes and summaries plus all the relevant legislation and court rules in one single source reference book.Contents: 1 Introduction and overview; 2 History of policy (Limitation Acts 1623–1980); 3 The primary limitation period (ss2 5 and 11); 4 The claimant’s date of knowledge (s14); 5 Disability and concealment (ss28 32); 6 Extension by agreement waiver or estoppel; 7 Discretion to disapply limitation periods (s33); 8 Fatal cases (ss11 12 and 13); 9 Amendments and new claims (s35); 10 Special time limits; 11 Service of proceedings; 12 Remedies for defective service; 13 Procedural matters.