title: Damages awards and limitation periods.
abstract: 'If the doctor shall treat a gentleman and shall open an abscess with a bronze knife and shall preserve the eye of the patient, he shall receive 10 shekels of silver, if the doctor shall open an abscess with a bronze knife and shall kill the patient or destroy the eye, his hands shall be cut off.' (Hammurabi's law, approximately 2000 BC).
authors.affiliation: Centre for Legal Studies, Hatfield Polytechnic.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Korgaonkar
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Tribe
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D008499:Medical Records; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D006113:United Kingdom