Awards for pain and suffering are made in every personal injury case. However the law and principles relating to these awards are rarely considered by practitioners. This webinar takes a close look at recent awards to enable practitioners to know, in a practical way.
Issues to be covered include:
- Damages for pain and suffering and the law
- What is being compensated?
- How important are “comparable” cases and the Judicial College Guidelines?
- Practical points for claimants trying to prove pain and suffering
- Where things can go wrong for claimants
- The indexation of awards and the latest Judicial College Guidelines
- How does the case deal with distinct injuries?
- Awards for clinical negligence where there are two distinct and different injuries
- Pain and suffering following an unlawful assault – injuries to the eyesight and scarring
- Dental injuries
- Awards for battery, false imprisonment and aggravated damages
- Damages for sexual abuse and psychiatric injury
- The court’s approach to multiple injuries
Live or on-demand
We encourage all attendees to watch the webinar live - this gives people the opportunity to ask questions and participate in polls.
All people registered for the webinar will automatically be emailed details to view the online recording following the webinar, whether you view live or not. Recordings are available to view for up to six months.