Simmons v Castle [2012] EWCA Civ 1039; [2012] EWCA Civ 1288 – Page 2

Costs: Jackson reforms

Robert Connelly considers the long and winding road to Jackson For small firms, the decision to waive or reduce the capped success fee will be an important commercial decision as high volume practices will be better placed to make such concessions and still compete in the PI market place. As April 2013 looms ever nearer, …

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Practice: Examining a gift horse

Tracy Head examines the tension between Jackson and the Court of Appeal’s declaration to increase general damages The 10% increase in general damages did not appear on the face of the Bill. This absence did not go unnoticed during the Bill’s passage through Parliament and fuelled the debate that a 10% increase was not enough.Lord …

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Reform: General damages on the up – Simmons v Castle

Peter Houghton considers the consequences of implementing The Jackson Report’s recommendation Sir Rupert felt the increase would ensure that claimants were properly compensated for their injuries and that their damages were not unduly eroded by legal fees.Unlike the assessment of damages for loss of future earnings, which has been bedevilled by the publication of Ogden …

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