Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases, 12th Edition

• An essential reference on general damages for all those involved in the area of personal injury
• Guidelines are updated by a working party of the Judicial College (previously the Judicial Studies Board or JSB)
• Clearly laid out in tabular format according to injury classifications allowing quick and easy reference
• Every judge who hears civil cases receives a copy, making it an essential purchase for all practitioners in the field
• Includes an additional column of figures to show 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.

New to this edition

• Includes an additional column of figures to show 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.

The Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages 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 twelfth new edition has been fully updated to take into account of inflation since the last edition and further altered to reflect decisions of the higher courts on quantum. It also includes an additional column of figures to show 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.
As with previous editions, all judges involved in hearing personal injury cases will automatically receive a copy of the book.

Readership: Solicitors, barristers, and the judiciary; insurance companies and medical defence organizations; trade unions, consumer organizations, and legal advice bureaux; reference libraries in the UK and worldwide.