A Practical Guide to Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Amputation Claims

von Sandra de Souza

86 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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'A Practical Guide to Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Amputation Claims' is a handbook for legal practitioners handling complex, high value areas of litigation. Combining legal expertise with practical insight, this guide will help readers understand the medical causes and complications of limb loss - navigating expert evidence, rehabilitation pathways, and quantum assessment.Authored by experienced practitioners, the book explains the medicölegal issues that regularly arise in amputation litigation. Readers are guided through best practices in instructing experts, avoiding evidential pitfalls and valuing prosthetic claims.Comprehensive and accessible, this book is a great reference for claimant and defendant practitioners alike.ABOUT THE AUTHORSSandra De Souza is an Associate Solicitor specialising in complex medical negligence claims. Sandra has particular expertise in amputation; spinal injury/cauda equina; adult brain injury and child birth injury cases. She is recognised by her clients for her meticulous approach, commitment, and compassion.Manpreet Singh is an Associate Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell practising in medical negligence. With almost 10 years post qualification experience, Manpreet acts for claimants in complex cases involving serious and catastrophic injuries arising from medical negligence, and has experience of acting in amputation claims. Manpreet has presented on the assessment of damages in amputation cases.CONTENTSChapter One - Amputation Claims: Instances Which Can Cause AmputationsChapter Two - Expert Specialisms to Consider for InstructionChapter Three - Expert Evidence: Avoiding PitfallsChapter Four - Psychological ImpactChapter Five - Heads of LossChapter Six - Interim PaymentsChapter Seven - RehabilitationChapter Eight - Advancements in Prosthesis Technology and RecoverabilityChapter Nine - Practical Considerations for Settlement

• Themen: Recht Recht bestimmter Jurisdiktionen und bestimmter Rechtsgebiete Unerlaubte Handlungen, Deliktrecht, Schmerzensgeld, Schadensersatz Personenschaden
• ISBN: 9781918241105
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2026
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Law Brief Publishing Ltd