Accidents Abroad

Aimed specifically at personal injury lawyers and written by an experienced practitioner, Accidents Abroad is a conflict of laws text book that: Provides concise, accurate analysis on a complex area of law that, as travel increases, is becoming routine even for the general personal injury practitioner Covers the jurisdictional issues arising in personal injury litigation, under EU Regulation 44/2001, the Lugano Convention, and at common law Considers in detail the grounds on which an English court will accept or reject jurisdiction Looks at the rules applied by the English courts when choosing the law to be applied to a case, including a detailed description both of the existing English law English law and of Rome I and Rome II, European Regulations which will transform English law in the area Provides guidance on the procedural aspects of dealing with claims with an international element Examines particular classes of international claims, including road traffic accidents, employers' liability, package holidays, environmental claims, product liability, and accidents on aircraft, ships and trains Includes a glossary to help the general reader with the technical terms and Latin phrases that abound in these cases y Jurisdiction: UK