Category Smith -v- Manchester
CLAIMS FOR LOSS OF EARNINGS: RECENT CASES AND THE EFFECT OF OGDEN 8: WEBINAR 9TH SEPTEMBER 2020
On the 9th September 2020 I am presenting a webinar on loss of earnings. This webinar looks at recent cases in relation to loss of earnings, and what they can tell us about evidence and the judicial approach to these claims. It also looks at the various factors set out in the latest Ogden Tables. […]
LOSS OF EARNINGS AFTER LEAVING THE MILITARY: MURPHY -v- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
In Murphy -v- Ministry of Defence [2016] EWHC 3 (QB) HH Judge Coe QC (sitting as a judge of the High Court) considered damages for loss of earnings in the case of a 21 year old soldier who suffered injuries that caused him to leave the army. KEY POINTS The sum of £10,000 was awarded […]
LOSS OF EARNINGS AND DISABILITY IN THE LABOUR MARKET FOR INJURIES ARISING AS A RESULT OF SEXUAL ABUSE
In BDA -v- Domenico Quirino [2015] EWHC 2974 (QB) His Honour Judge Wood considered the issue of loss of earnings in the case of a victim of sexual abuse. THE CASE The claimant had suffered from systematic sexual abuse from the defendant, her karate instructor, for five years. She had a good educational history and […]
THE OGDEN TABLES -v- SMITH & MANCHESTER: A COURT OF APPEAL DECISION ON LOSS OF EARNINGS
In Billett -v- Ministry of Defence [2015] EWCA Civ 773 the Court of Appeal overturned a decision that future loss of earnings should be determined by the “Ogden tables” approach and replaced it with the more traditional Smith -v- Manchester approach. Lord Justice Jackson sets out a detailed explanation of the “calculation” of a Smith […]
PERSONAL INJURY: LIABILITY AND DAMAGES 