Monthly Archives: August 2015

LOSS OF EARNINGS AND THE SELF-EMPLOYED: SOME KEY ISSUES

August 26, 2015 · by · in Damages, Loss of earnings · Leave a comment

There are now a record number of self-employed people working in the UK and the numbers are increasing. There are 4.6 million people working for themselves, that is 15% of the total workforce.  Here I want to look at some of the issues that face the self-employed claimant when claiming loss of earnings.  We also […]

LOSS OF EARNINGS:THE BADLY INJURED CHILD AND PENSION LOSS

August 1, 2015 · by · in Damages · Leave a comment

This blog has looked before at the approach that judges take when assessing loss of earnings in cases of badly injured young children.  This issue was considered in the judgment of Mrs Justice Cox in Manna -v- Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 2279 (QB).  There is an interesting, and important, issue relating […]