Subjects:

Health and Safety, Personal Injury Law

Contents:

Introduction

General Principles of Negligence

Breach of Statutory Duty

Causation and Remoteness

Apportionment and Contributory Negligence

Workplaces

Equipment

Manual Handling

Construction

Investigation

Evidence

Procedure

Appendix (including precedent pleadings and applications)

Accidents at work represent a major part of the claimant lawyer’s case load. According to the HSE there were over 145,000 reported accidents at work in 2004/5, of which over 28,000 were major injuries. APIL Guide to Accidents at Work is a major new addition to the APIL Guides Series of practical handbooks designed specifically to meet the needs of claimant personal injury lawyers.

Written by specialist personal injury lawyers with extensive experience of employer’s liability cases, APIL Guide to Accidents at Work is a practical and authoritative text which sets out the law and practice required to conduct such claims effectively.

The APIL Guide to Accidents at Work enables practitioners to make individual, principled assessments of employer’s liability cases by focussing on the main common law principles and key statutory provisions, together with procedural guidance and practical advice on running a case.