General Guidelines as to the amounts that may be awarded or assessed in Personal Injury Claims: Book of Quantum" (PDF). Personal injury enquiries are handled by our partners at National Accident Helpline (a trading name of National Accident Law) who are regulated and authorised by the Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA).

guideline rises: 16th Edition of the JC Guidelines PI Damages guideline rises: 16th Edition of the JC Guidelines

The Guidelines reflect inflationary changes, any new decisions on quantum and any changes in policy. Therefore, in each subsequent edition, the figures will increase from time to time. As there has been two years between the publication of the 13 th and the 14 th edition, the increases will reflect the changes over this two year period. It also continues to include an additional column of figures indicating the 10% uplift in general damages, this was outlined in the Court of Appeal case of Simmons v Castle 2012 . The 10% uplift is included to reflect government reforms which meant that a success fee was no longer recoverable from the third party by the Claimant Solicitors . How much compensation you could be awarded in your claim could be affected by various factors, such as: One of the regular questions that crops up when a Claimant has suffered an injury is ‘How much will I get?’ although the solicitor wants to obtain the best amount of compensation, the answer to the question is not so simple. The new edition to these guidelines is to be welcomed by claimant practitioners as it represents an increase in general damages for various types of injuries as well as the continuing development of this area of the common law. Defendant practitioners prefer to point to the words of the introduction: ‘this is a book of guidelines, not tramlines, and that any award made is the prerogative of the court’.The stated objective of the Guidelines is to achieve consistency across all courts of awards for general damages although they do recognise that damages are for the courts to decide and that the Guidelines are merely that: guidance, not fixed points. In coming to the figures contained within the Guidelines, account is taken not just the rate of inflation since the last Guidelines but also quantum awards made in decisions of the higher courts. Headlines

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The main aim of this Compendium is to provide guidance on directing the jury in Crown Court trials and when sentencing, though it contains some practical suggestions in other areas, for example jury management, which it is hoped will be helpful.

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The updated 8th edition of the Ogden Tables and the updated Additional Tables are only available via the links above; they will not be available in hard copy from The Stationery Office. You may wonder what is the average payout for a personal injury claim in the UK. As compensation is awarded on a case-by-case basis, we can’t offer an average amount for personal injury claim payouts. This is because every payout is unique, and calculated based on the individual circumstances of each case. The claimant has experienced problems coping with life, relationships work and education. However, they've experienced marked improvements and the overall prognosis is positive. The 15th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines for the assessment of damages in personal injury cases was published on 26th November 2019. Personal injury barrister, David Forster looks at what changes have been made since the 14th edition?