| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2004] All ER (D) 100 (Jun) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Brooke, May LJJ and Gage J |
| Representation | James Carpenter (instructed by Jenkins O'Dowd & Barth) for the claimant. |
| Philip Havers QC (instructed by Kennedys) for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 14 June 2004 |
Catchwords
Damages and compensation - Personal injury - Assessment of damages - Loss of future earnings - Change in lifestyle.
The Case
In the instant case the judge had been correct to award the claimant a global figure for his loss of future earnings sustained as a result personal injury caused by the defendant's negligence as the defendant had been unable to prove his regular income after he had dramatically altered his lifestyle.
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