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