“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 expenditure. Adopting a comparative approach, the book explores the recognition of the informal carer and his or her relationship with the care recipient within diverse fields of private law, from unjust enrichment to succession …” (more)
Brian Sloan, Informal Carers and Private Law. Hart Publishing, December 2012. 290 pages. ISBN 9781849462815.
First posted 2013-01-02 19:37:18
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