Informal Carers and Private Law

by Brian Sloan

Every day, large numbers of altruistic individuals, in the absence of any legal duty, provide substantial and essential services for elderly and disabled people. In doing so, many such informal carers suffer financial and other disadvantages. This book considers the scope for a "private law" approach to rewarding, supporting or compensating carers, an increasingly vital topic in the context of an ageing population and the need for savings in public...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184946281X
• ISBN13: 9781849462815
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"