Cross-border litigation is becoming an increasingly significant element of national personal injury practice. Similarly, awareness of how neighbouring jurisdictions deal with similar problems leads to an increasing transfer of know-how and legal knowledge. European legislators and the European Court of Human Rights are also having a greater impact on national law. Moreover, any future developments in the field of personal injury and secondary victims must take into account the potential scope for harmonisation. This book is an essential reference work for practising lawyers, judges, academics, insurers, institutions and practitioners involved in the field of personal injury. Contents 18 national reports provide a unique country-by-country guide to compensation in relation to fatal accident cases and claims involving secondary victims. The reports include: -sources of law -protection of secondary victims -recoverable losses -guidelines for the assessment of damages -evidence -limitation periods The publication also contains: -a comparative analysis of European compensation systems -European Court of Human rights case-law -Resolution no. 7-75 on Personal injury and Death -jurisdiction & applicable law in personal injury and fatal accident cases -information on the debate on harmonisation Authors This book is the product of a comparative research project conducted by the Pan-EUROPEAN ORGANISATION OF PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS (PEOPIL) and supported by the European Commission under the GROTIUS-Civil Programme. The editors and authors of the PEOPIL RESEARCH GROUP are practising lawyers and academics with extensive experience in the field of personal injury law.