Part I: General Features of the Relationship between Damages and Compensation Culture 1. 'The Whiplash Capital of the World': Genealogy of a Compensation Myth Ken Oliphant 2. Structural Factors Affecting the Number and Cost of Personal Injury Claims in the Tort System Richard Lewis 3. A Reflexive Approach to Accident Law Reform Erik S Knutsen Part II: Damages Reform in Various Jurisdictions 4. Reforming English Tort Law: Lessons from Australia James Goudkamp 5. Non-Pecuniary Damages for Personal Injury: A Reflection on the Canadian Experience Jeff Berryman 6. Identifying and Calculating Personal Injury Damages in Ireland, Italy, France and Belgium: Recent Debates between Scholars, Judges and Practitioners Denise Amram Part III: The Process for Delivery of Damages 7. Deconstructing Policy on Costs and the Compensation Culture Annette Morris 8.

Personal Injuries Assessment Board: A Decade of Delivery? Dorothea Dowling 9. An Overview of the Role of Medical Panels in Victorian Legislation Dr Carol A Newlands Part IV: Compensation and Personal Responsibility 10. Concurrent Fault at 90: A History of Ontario's Negligence Act and Canada's Uniform Contributory Fault Act John C Kleefeld 11. Individualism and Autonomy in Occupiers' Liability and Compensation Culture Desmond Ryan 12. Compensation Culture and Sport Tim O'Connor.