Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases

The Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases are designed to provide a clear and logical framework for the assessment of damages in personal injury cases.

The first edition of this title was regarded as a landmark in personal injury practice. Each succeeding issue has built on this reputation and the book has now firmly established itself as essential reading for all those involved in the area of personal injury litigation.

This new edition has been fully updated to take into account inflation since the last edition as well as reflect decisions of the higher courts on quantum.

It also retains the column of figures appropriate to those few remaining claims, still coming before the courts, in which the 10% uplift in general damages recommended by Sir Rupert Jackson and endorsed by the Court of Appeal in Simmons v Castle [2012] EWCA Civ 1288 does not apply.

Contents:1: Injuries Resulting in Death2: Injuries Involving Paralysis3: Brain and Head Injury4: Psychiatric and Psychological Damage5: Injuries Affecting the Senses6: Injuries to Internal Organs7: Orthopaedic Injuries8: Chronic Pain9: Facial Injuries10: Scarring to Other Parts of the Body11: Damage to Hair12: Dermatitis and Other Skin Conditions13: Minor Injuries