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

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

Author: Judicial College
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199687824
Published In: September 2013
Format: Paperback , 112 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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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.

0: Foreword written by The Rt. Hon. Dame Janet Smith DBE
1: Injuries Resulting in Death
2: Injuries Involving Paralysis
3: Head Injuries
4: Psychiatric and Psychological Damage
5: Injuries Affecting the Senses
6: Injuries to Internal Organs
7: Orthopaedic Injuries
8: Chronic Pain
9: Facial Injuries
10: Scarring to Other Parts of the Body
11: Damage to Hair
12: Dermatitis
13: Minor Injuries

Review(s) from previous edition

"The work has become essential for practitioners and now I would not dream of advising on a personal injury matter without referring to the JSB Guidelines first. - Middlesex Law Society: The Bill of Middlesex

"Today, we cannot be without our copy of the JSB guidelines for quantum advocacy, and we know the clients appreciate the user-friendly wisdom they give. " - Phillip Taylor MBE, Richmond Green Chambers