The law of damages is a fast-paced and constantly changing area that straddles all aspects of the law.

The second edition of Damages is designed as a reference work for practitioners who deal with day-to-day litigation and advisory work. It is written to assist lawyers on discrete issues on quantum and recent practice with the calculation of damages, together with academic commentary. The law of damages is a fast-paced and constantly changing area that straddles all aspects of the law. The first edition of this title was the first Irish publication on the issue of damages generally, and the new edition consolidates its success with fully updated chapters taking account of the present law.

The book aims to provide practitioners with a guide to approaching and quantifying the issue of quantum. As well as providing commentary on general principles of approaching quantum such as contributory negligence, the book also deals with substantive areas. Such areas range from personal injuries and contract, to more discrete areas of statutory damages and misfeasance.

The new edition includes commentary on possible litigation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic; a consideration of federal actions in the United States against laboratories arising from the misreading of cervical smear tests; together with helpful appendices on samples of damages awarded in Ireland and the recently approved judicial guidelines for the award of personal injury general damages.

About the Authors

Tadhg Dorgan BCL (NUI) is a barrister-at-law of King's Inns Dublin and of the Inns of Court of Northern Ireland, Middle Temple.

Peter McKenna BA (Dub) M. Phil (Cantab) is a barrister-at-law.

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Damages, 2nd Edition

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