Gain a thorough understanding of calculating fair compensation with expert insights tailored for PI and Clinical Negligence practitioners. Our resources offer practical guidance to help you secure appropriate monetary awards for your clients, covering a wide range of damages from general to special. Equip yourself with the knowledge to argue effectively for loss of earnings, future care costs, and more, ensuring just outcomes in every case.
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False imprisonmentLiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made...
The employer’s duty of careThis Practice Note considers the scope of an employer’s common law duty to ensure the safety of their employees with...
Duty of care and breach in clinical negligence claimsThe duty of careA medical practitioner owes a duty of care to their patient. This duty is to take...
Pain, suffering and loss of amenityValuing the lossHow should an injury be measured in a sum of money? After all no formula can calculate the value of...
Past loss of earningsCommon issuesClaims for loss of earnings are common in personal injury claims and are often the largest head of damages. For guidance on future loss of earnings, see Practice Note: Future loss of earnings—personal injury claims.While many are straightforward, typical
Drafting schedules of loss in PI and clinical negligence claimsNOTE: On 2 December 2024, the Lord Chancellor announced that the discount rate would change to positive 0.5%. The positive 0.5% discount rate is effective from 11 January 2025. Schedule A1 to the Damages Act 1996 provides that subsequent
Interest on general damages, special damages and judgment debtInterest on general damagesEntitlementA claimant is entitled to simple interest at a rate the court deems fit.The rateInterest on general damages is awarded at the rate of 2% a year.Interest can be awarded on all damages for personal
Other heads of general damagesGeneral damagesGeneral damages comprise those heads of loss (past and future) that are non-pecuniary and are not capable of precise calculation and, instead, an assessment of an appropriate sum is made.In practice, the term general damages is often used to refer only to
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