[In the High Court of Justice OR In the COUNTY COURT AT [insert]] [[Specify division]] [[Specify Specialist court]] [[Insert location] District Registry] Claim No:...
NOTE: On 15 July 2019 the Lord Chancellor announced that the discount rate would change to minus 0.25%. The new discount rate came into effect on 5 August 2019....
STOP PRESS: The 8th edition of the Ogden Tables was published on 17 July 2020 and contains revised actuarial tables which can be accessed here. NOTE: On 15 July 2019 the...
STOP PRESS: The 8th edition of the Ogden Tables was published on 17 July 2020 and contains revised actuarial tables which can be accessed here. Our Practice Notes are...
Elements of a fatal accident claim There are two different elements to a fatal accident claim: • the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 (LR(MP)A 1934) allows...
Remoteness and foreseeability If an injury was in fact caused by an act of clinical negligence, that does not mean the courts will award damages to the claimant against...
Nature of the award A claimant who is precluded from doing a job they enjoy is entitled to claim loss of congenial employment. This award relates specifically to the loss...
General damages General damages comprise those heads of loss that are non-pecuniary and are not capable of precise calculation. The most common and important item of...
Valuing the loss How should an injury be measured in a sum of money? After all no formula can calculate the value of the loss of an arm or of the sense of smell. A...
CLAIM No.___________ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION Parties 1 X Y (by her litigation friend A C) Claimant and 2 R B First Defendant and 3 C D Second...
The recovery system A claimant will often receive state benefits as a result of an accident, injury or disease. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) operates a...
NOTE: On 15 July 2019 the Lord Chancellor announced that the discount rate would change to minus 0.25%. The new discount rate came into effect on 5 August 2019. Also see...
STOP PRESS: The 8th edition of the Ogden Tables was published on 17 July 2020 and contains revised actuarial tables which can be accessed here. Our Precedents are...
[In the COUNTY COURT AT [insert] OR In the High Court of Justice] [[Specify division]] [[Insert location] District Registry] Claim No: Between [Insert name] Claimant and...
STOP PRESS: The 8th edition of the Ogden Tables was published on 17 July 2020 and contains revised actuarial tables which can be accessed here. The nature of the award...
STOP PRESS: The 8th edition of the Ogden Tables was published on 17 July 2020 and contains revised actuarial tables which can be accessed here. Our Practice Notes are...
Damages General damages General damages are awarded for pain, suffering and loss of amenity. They will be quantified with reference to the medical evidence. As the...