Compensating child abuse in England and Wales / Paula Case.

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Publication details:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

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26970

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Author:

Case, Paula.

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Subject:

Child abuse -- Great Britain.

Liability (Law) -- Great Britain.

Set-off and counterclaim -- Great Britain.

Contents:

1. Law, psychiatry, society and child abuse --2. Classifying abuse as a civil wrong --3. Litigation against the accuser --4. Damage, causation and quantum --5. Limitation periods.

Summary:

Providing a detailed analysis of the legal principles in England & Wales, this book looks at governing compensation claims for the lasting trauma caused by child abuse.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9780521864022

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Phys. description:

xxiii, 312 p.