Future Loss in Practice: Periodical Payments and Lump Sums

This handy title provides an authoritative analysis on one of the most important reforms to personal injury practice in the last decade. Taking a comprehensive approach, the book includes:-

• A resume of the basic tenets of compensatory awards and an assessment of the failings of the old regime contrasted with the policy aims and expectations of the new regime and implementing legislation
• Analysis of the procedure and practice in the process, their merits and demerits
• Assessment of when periodical payments are appropriate including the taxation and benefits considerations illustrated with case studies
• A helpful step-by-step guide to aid practitioners work with periodical payments
• A useful chapter on risk management, examining different areas of potential risk and suggesting practical solutions to limit exposure
• Appendices providing aide-mémoire such as checklists, pleadings, specimen letters, client fact sheets, specimen periodical payment agreement and useful contacts

Practical and portable, the book is an essential reference resource and includes commentary for lawyers and compensators alike.