Tag Archives: Exposure
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 […]
NO LIABILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SENSITIVITY TO PLATINUM: GREENWAY -v- JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC
In Greenway -v- Johnson Matthey PLC [2014] EWHC 3957 (QB) Mr Justice Jay decided that there was no claim in law for claimants whose exposure to substances at work led to their developing sensitivity to platinum. THE CASE A number of claimants had become sensitive to platinum salts as a result of their exposure whilst […]
PERSONAL INJURY: LIABILITY AND DAMAGES 