Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2006] All ER (D) 275 (Dec)
Court: Queen's Bench Division
Judge:

Judge Michael Harris sitting as a judge of the High Court

Representation William Braithwaite QC and Catherine Howells (instructed by Ameer Meredith) for the claimant.
  Richard Melville QC and Rohan Pershad (instructed by Housemans Solicitors) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 19 December 2006

Catchwords

Damages - Personal injury - Pain, suffering and loss of amenities - Severe brain injury - Quantum.

The Case

Where the claimant suffered a severe brain injury in an accident at work which left him severely disabled, the appropriate award for pain, suffering and loss of amenity was 150,000.

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