The topic is of particular interest for insurers as compensation for loss of housekeeping capacity is one of the main heads of damages awarded for personal injury. Naturally it also has considerable importance for accident victims. Yet it has received relatively little scholarly attention, at least from a comparative perspective.

The aim of this study is to examine national approaches to the award of damages under the head of loss of housekeeping capacity, and to compare the levels of damages so awarded. The research therefore addressed both the concepts employed in different national systems and, by means of practical case studies, the compensation actually paid in individual cases.

The results of the research comprise ten country reports (Austria, England and Wales, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Switzerland) based on a Questionnaire (Part I: General Part and Doctrine, Part II: Concrete Assessment Examples) and a concluding Comparative Report.

This project, "Loss of Housekeeping Capacity", was undertaken at the request of the Swiss Insurance Association.
 

Ernst Karner and Nora Wallner-Friedl: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in Austria

Annette Morris: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in England and Wales

Florence G’sell-Macrez: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in France

Elisabeth Gleixner and Andreas Spickhoff: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in Germany

Elena Bargelli: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in Italy

Esther Engelhard and Ivo Giesen: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in The Netherlands

Bjarte Askeland: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in Norway

Katarzyna Ludwichowska-Redo: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in Poland

Pedro del Olmo: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in Spain

Hardy Landolt, Stephan Weber, Roland Voss and Kathrin Scognamiglio: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in Switzerland

Ernst Karner and Ken Oliphant: Liability for Loss of Housekeeping Capacity in Comparative Perspective