Courting Mistrust: The Hidden Growth of a Culture of Litigation in Britain is a book by the Hungarian sociologist Frank Furedi, published by the Centre for Policy Studies in 1999 (ISBN 1897969953)

Contents

Summary

Recommendations

Chapters

1. Introduction
2. The changing contours of litigation in Britain
3. Complaining Britain
4. The hidden litigation crisis
5. The liability explosion
6. A new legal culture
7. The politics of claims making
8. The impact on British society
9. The problem of trust
10. Blame and responsibility
11. Recommendations
    1. Transparency in the public sector
    2. Psychological injury
    3. The role of the courts
    4. Setting a 'cap' on compensation claims
    5. Contributory negligence
    6. Corporate responsibility
    7. Insurance
    8. The other side of the coin: the social factors

Appendix: The tort system and its relation to compensation

External links

• Courting Mistrust: The Hidden Growth of a Culture of Litigation in Britain (.pdf 175 KB)

  Downloadable version of book on the Centre for Policy Studies website

• Frank Furedi

  Official website