While the UK courts have traditionally done little to encourage rehabilitation in personal injury cases, the new culture of collaboration engendered by the Woolf Reforms has signalled a switch in attitude that could bring change, writes Andrew Underwood
February 02, 2005 at 07:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The need for effective rehabilitation is a statement of fact that needs no debate. So why is the adoption of rehab in practice so poor, or is the perception different from reality?
The second Bodily Injury Awards study revealed how poorly the UK performs compared to the rest of the developed world. The chance of a paraplegic returning to full-time employment is 14% in the UK, compared with 32% in the US and 50% in Scandinavia. But why is this?
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