Tort Law - Damages Flashcards

1
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Grobbelaar v News Group Newspapers general

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Match fixing and bribes

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2
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What damages have a punitive aspect?

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Aggravated

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3
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CoA announced across-the-board increases in damages for non-pecuniary loss

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Simmons v Castle

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4
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No speech, limited understanding

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West & Son v Shephard

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5
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What are the two ways to apportion pecuniary loss damages?

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Lump sum or periodical payment

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What is the typical payment of general non-pecuniary damages?

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Lump sum

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7
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Who is covered under s.1A FAA 1976?

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Parents of a child under 18 and a spouse

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8
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Judicial Studies Board

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publishes guidance on non-pecuniary loss damages

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9
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What case said multiplier method is based on current life expectancy?

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Pickett v British Rail Engineering

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10
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Match fixing and bribes

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Grobbelaar v News Group Newspapers

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11
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What was the personal approach advocated by the LC?

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Both pain and suffering and loss of amenity assessed subjectively

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12
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What did L&O comment on Damages Act 1996 and its view on ILGS?

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Economic circumstances mean investments may in fact lose value relative to earnings now, even in an ILGS

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13
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What is the general purpose of tort damages?

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To compensate C and put them back in their original position

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14
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Lim Po-Choo v Camden & Islington general

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Barely sentient and totally dependent

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15
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What section of what Act directs courts to disregard benefits to dependant if C hadn’t died

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S.4 FAA 1976

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16
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Ashley v Chief Constable of Sussex Police

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supportive of specific ‘vindicatory damages’

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17
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R v Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, ex p K judgment

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Disregard replacement services by 3rd which form a benefit to dependant

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18
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Kemp & Kemp

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Reports injury awards

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19
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Why can the case of Thompson v Arnold be criticised?

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Why should a claim under FAA 1976 be more generous for lost years than when by C, as both aim to provide for dependants after C’s death

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20
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What judge in what case gave three categories of case of exemplary damages?

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Lord Devlin in Rookes v Barnard

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21
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In what case did the HoL say that lump sums are assumed to be invested in ILGS?

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Wells v Wells

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22
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What periodical payment order anticipates changes in circumstances to increase or decrease payments?

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Stepped order

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23
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Who thought the deterrent effect of EDs on G was ‘fanciful’?

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lord Scott in Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire

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24
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Davies v Taylor general

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Widow, affair, left

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25
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Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire per Lord Wilberforce

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Questioned limitation to G, considering the power of international companies

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26
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Cox v Hockenhull judgment

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State benefits can found dependency

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27
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Widow, affair, left

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Davies v Taylor

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28
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What judge in what case suggested a claim for future lost earnings should be blocked under AJA and allowed under FAA76 for dependants?

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Gregg v Scott, Lord Phillips

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29
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West & Son v Shephard judgment

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Unconsciousness doesn’t eliminate loss of amenity

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30
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What case gave guidance on quantum of aggravated damages?

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Thompson v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis

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31
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Why did LJ Woolf in Kralj v McGrath reject aggravated damages in negligence?

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Inappropriate to assess HOW careless D has been

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32
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What section of what Act bars periodical payments unless ‘reasonably secure’?

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S.2(3) DA96

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33
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R v Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, ex p K general

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Aunt and uncle, 3 kids

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34
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Davies v Taylor judgment

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Need to prove a not insubstantial chance she might have returned

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35
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Cattle v Stockton Waterworks

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Strict rules on PEL

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36
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Gregg v Scott on AJA 1982

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Per Lord Phillips, preferable to block claim for future lost earnings and allow a claim under FAA76, believed to be achieved through a purposive interpretation of the LR(MP)A

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37
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Wells v Wells judgment

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Assume C invests money in ILGS, promising proof of investment against inflation

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38
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West & Son v Shephard general

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No speech, limited understanding

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39
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What two cases show the difference between the assessment of loss of amenity and the assessment of pain and suffering?

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West & Son v Shephard; Lim Po-Choo v Camden & Islington

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40
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S.4 FAA 1976

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Directs courts to disregard benefits to dependant if C hadn’t died

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41
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What case shows award to a child 2.5 times national average?

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Cassell v Riverside HA

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42
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What damages are awarded automatically in a tort claim?

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Nominal damages

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43
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National earning average

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Croke v Wiseman

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44
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Franklin v South Eastern Railway on valuing FAA 1976

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Only for pecuniary loss damages

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45
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Prospect of divorce considered under FAA 1976

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Owen v Martin

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46
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How do the Law Commission argue a clean break can still be achieved in a periodical payment order?

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Purchase of an annuity/through insurance

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47
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Thompson v Arnold

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Suggestion of more generous calculation for lost years than when by C

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48
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Three helpful sources for assessment of non-pecuniary loss damages

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Simmons v Castle; Kemp & Kemp; Judicial Studies Board

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49
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Leveson Report

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Suggested EDs available for media torts and libel and slander

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50
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Crime and Courts Act 2013

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ED available whenever D incurs liability for the ‘publication of news-related material’ and shows ‘outrageous disregard’ for C’s rights

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51
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What is the interest payable on special damages?

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Half the special investment rate

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52
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When did the LC suggest no award of exemplary damages?

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If a criminal sanction has already been imposed

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53
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If there was a defence available against the deceased, what happens in a claim under FAA 1976?

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Applies there also

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54
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Ogden tables

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Relevant discount rate for inflation

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55
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Name 3 types of non-compensatory damages

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Nominal, contemptuous and exemplary

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56
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Case showing national earning average is the starting point for lump sum to children?

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Croke v Wiseman

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57
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What case shows C’s preference is not determinative for s.2(1) DA96?

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Morton v Portal

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58
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What is the name given to financial losses up to the date of the trial?

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Special damages

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59
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What tort claim does not get nominal damages and why?

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Nuisance - no action without proof of loss

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60
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Lord Reid in Cassell v Broome

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exemplary damages inappropriate but too embedded

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61
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C’s preference is not determinative for s.2(1) DA96

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Morton v Portal

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62
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Why is the parallel ECHR bereavement claim unlikely to be important in England?

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Statutory remedy for Article 2 ECHR means no widening of FAA to comply

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63
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Franklin v South Eastern Railway

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Calculate damages for FAA 1976 based on ‘reasonable expectation of pecuniary benefit’ if C had lived

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64
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S.2(2) DA96

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Courts can use periodical payments for other kinds of personal injury damage if CONSENT

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65
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Kralj v McGrath judgment

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LJ Woolf rejected AD in negligence

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66
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What pecuniary losses are recoverable in full?

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Pre-trial pecuniary loss

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67
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Burns v Edman judgment

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Husband’s wage was from criminal activity so no claim by widow - ex turpi causa

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68
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Awards in Ireland

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Heil v Rankin

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69
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What judge in what case rejected the excessive emphasis placed on consistency in assessing non-pecuniary loss damages?

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Lord Woolf in Heil v Rankin

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70
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What are aggravated damages?

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To reflect pride and hurt feelings

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71
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What tort is excluded from Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934?

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Defamation

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72
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Civil Law Reform Bill Consultation Paper

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Suggested damages to dependant for gratuitous services by 3rd, but then personal obligation to account to 3rd

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73
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What were the 3 purposes suggested by the Royal Commission for non-pecuniary loss awards?

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A palliative, to allow C to purchase alternative sources of satisfaction and to meet hidden expenses not recoverable as pecuniary loss

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74
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What section of what Act gives a limited class who can claim for bereavement?

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S.1A FAA 1976

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75
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S.2(1) DA96

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Allows for periodical payments in regard to future pecuniary loss of personal injury

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76
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What Act allows courts to make a ‘variable order’?

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(Variation of Periodical Payments) Order 2005

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77
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What restriction was thought to operate on exemplary damages?

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Cause of action

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78
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Is s.2(1) DA96 dependent on consent of the parties?

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No

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79
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Rowe v Dolman

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For s.2(1) DA96 consider if there is CN and if annual sum would cover C’s needs

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80
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What case confirmed West & Son v Shephard?

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Lim Po-Choo v Camden & Islington

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81
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Rowlands v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police judgment

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Vicarious liability still allows ED claim

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82
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What Board publishes guidance on non-pecuniary loss damages?

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Judicial Studies Board

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83
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What case gives the common law standing for death on damages for dependants?

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Baker v Bolton

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84
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Rowlandson v Merseyside judgment

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AD for pride and dignity but not for feelings already covered under basic damages

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85
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S.2(3) DA96

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Bars periodical payments unless ‘reasonably secure’

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86
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what three things did Lord Devlin say one should bear in mind for exemplary damages in Rookes v Barnard?

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P can only recover if he is the victim, may need to place arbitrary limits on ED and the means of the parties are material

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87
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Who questioned the limitation of EDs to G and in what case?

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Lord Wilberforce in Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire

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88
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Wells v Wells general

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Index Linked Government Securities

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89
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What Report suggested EDs should be available for media torts and libel and slander?

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Leveson Report

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90
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When is a periodical payment considered ‘reasonably secure’?

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When made by G/health service

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91
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Why are themes of the parties material in exemplary damages?

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To see if it aggravated or mitigated D’s conduct

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92
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Why did Lord Scott in Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire consider the deterrent effect of ED on G ‘fanciful\?

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Damages are met by public funds

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93
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What section of FAA 1976 gives an exhaustive list of ‘dependants’?

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S.1

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94
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Why was the LC personal approach to non-pecuniary rejected?

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Lower awards may be awarded for more catastrophic injuries

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95
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What is the fixed lump sum for bereavement?

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£12,980

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96
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What is the purpose of investing in an ILGS?

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Promised proof of investment against inflation

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97
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S.3(3) FAA 1976

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eliminated the need to consider the likelihood of dependant remarrying

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98
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Prior to LR(MP)A 1934, what was the effect of V’s death?

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No claim for damages

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99
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Hillsborough, quick and painless

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Hicks v South Yorkshire Police

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100
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What case showed the SC ruling vindicatory damages do not exist in English law?

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R (Lumba) v SoS for the HD

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101
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Grobbelaar v News Group Newspapers judgment

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£85,000 award reduced to £1, and pay 2/3 of The Sun’s legal costs

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102
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What case restricted FAA 1976 claims to pecuniary loss only?

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Franklin v South Eastern Railway

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103
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R (Lumba) v SoS for the HD

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vindicatory damages do not exist in English law

104
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Actuarial tables

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Relevant discount rate for vicissitudes of life

105
Q

Hicks v South Yorkshire Police general

A

Hillsborough, quick and painless

106
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Who criticised the ‘diminution in value’ approach to non-pecuniary loss?

A

Law Commission

107
Q

What case showed no claim for damages past X period because C’s illness meant he wouldn’t have been able to work in the future anyway?

A

Jobling v Associated Diaries

108
Q

Non-pecuniary loss definition

A

Non-financial costs incurred, e.g. loss of amenity/pain and suffering

109
Q

What did Law Commission suggest of exemplary damages?

A

Should be available whenever D deliberately disregards C’s rights, but as a ‘last resort’ decided PURELY by a judge

110
Q

Rookes v Barnard judgment

A

Per Lord Devlin, three categories for EDs

111
Q

Simmons v Castle

A

CoA announced across-the-board increases in damages for non-pecuniary loss

112
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What tables are used by practitioners to find the relevant discount rate for inflation?

A

Ogden tables

113
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What case allows claims for damages by dependants?

A

Fatal Accidents Act 1976

114
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Who suggested a normative view of the purpose of compensatory damages?

A

Varuhas

115
Q

When are contemptuous damages most common?

A

In defamation

116
Q

Who suggested periodical payment reform influences bargaining positions of private litigation?

A

Lewis

117
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What case is an example of contemptuous damages?

A

Grobbelaar v News Group Newspapers

118
Q

What case set limits on exemplary damages?

A

Thompson v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis

119
Q

Neighbours but complainant arrested

A

Rowlandson v Merseyside

120
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How did the Law Commission suggest aggravated damages should be perceived?

A

As PURELY compensatory, not punitive

121
Q

Baker v Bolton

A

‘The death of a human being could not be complained of as an injury’

122
Q

Strict rules on PEL

A

Cattle v Stockton Waterworks

123
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What five factors do the courts consider in multiplier/multiplicand method?

A

Vicissitudes of life, accelerated receipt, inflation, children and lost years

124
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How is pain and suffering assessed?

A

Subjectively

125
Q

Rowlands v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police general

A

Vicarious liability

126
Q

Barely sentient and totally dependent

A

Lim Po-Choo v Camden & Islington

127
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Vicarious liability

A

Rowlands v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police

128
Q

What case is the starting point of discussion on exemplary damages?

A

Rookes v Barnard

129
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What was the predecessor to the FAA 1976?

A

Lord Campbell’s Act in 1846

130
Q

What tort claims DO get nominal damages?

A

Assault and battery

131
Q

Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire on cause of action

A

Per Lord Scott, could be adopted on a reasoned analysis of what torts should and shouldn’t be permitted

132
Q

What are the two basic categories in damages for personal injury?

A

Pecuniary and non-pecuniary loss

133
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What is the nature of a claim under FAA 1976?

A

Derivative

134
Q

Varuhas on the purpose of compensatory damages

A

Suggested a normative view, such that they record the fact that an important interest has been invaded

135
Q

What Act makes ED available whenever D incurs liability for the ‘publication of news-related material’ and shows ‘outrageous disregard’ for C’s rights?

A

Crime and Courts Act 2013

136
Q

Pecuniary loss definition

A

Financial costs D has made C incur

137
Q

What is s.2(1) DA96 dependent on?

A

Consideration of appropriateness

138
Q

What is the classic way of paying out personal injury damages?

A

Lump sum

139
Q

Pearson Commission on non-pecuniary loss

A

Suggested no damages for first three months after injury

140
Q

Two cases on consideration of children for lump sum

A

Croke v Wiseman; Cassell v Riverside HA

141
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Why is there usually no claim if dependency was based on state benefits?

A

Reduction for one less adult usually leads to same level of support so no loss

142
Q

Lawrence v Fen Tigers Ltd

A

think about damages as a licence fee, based on D’s gain - D pays for the received benefit

143
Q

Heil v Rankin judgment

A

Awards in Ireland for non-pecuniary loss higher, probably because of jury-trials - England should increase 1/3 more than in 2000

144
Q

Pickett v British Rail Engineering

A

Multiplier method based on current life expectancy, awarding for lost years but deducting C personal expenditure

145
Q

Administration of Justice Act amended LR(MP)A 1934 how?

A

Blocked claim for future lost earnings and abolished claims for ‘loss of expectation of life’

146
Q

What did the LC advocate instead of ‘diminution in value’?

A

Personal approach

147
Q

What is the name given to damages for FUTURE financial and non-pecuniary losses?

A

General damages

148
Q

What two qualifications are there on the usual compensatory aim of tort damages?

A

Loss is not always required, and damages are not confined to compensating the loss actually suffered

149
Q

What is a criticism of ECHR alongside FAA 1976

A

Different amount of damages depending on whether death results from tort or Article 2 breach

150
Q

What section of what Act allows periodical payments for non-pecuniary loss if the parties agree?

A

S.2(2) DA96

151
Q

What are three difficulties with a lump sum assessment of damages for future pecuniary loss?

A

Hard quantum, C may do worse/better than predicted and C may spend the lump sum straight away

152
Q

Thompson v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis on aggravated damages

A

Aggravated damages should rarely be less than £1000 but not more than 2x basic compensatory damages

153
Q

What tables are used to help analyse vicissitudes of life under multiplicand method?

A

Actuarial tables

154
Q

What case confirmed there is no cause of action restriction on EDs?

A

Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire

155
Q

Cassell v Riverside HA

A

2.5 times national average

156
Q

What is the accelerated receipt concern in lump sum?

A

C may spend it all, or invest it and be overcompensated

157
Q

What are exemplary damages purely aiming to do?

A

Punish D

158
Q

What case gave general guidance on EDs against public authorities?

A

Thompson v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis

159
Q

Index Linked Government Securities

A

Wells v Wells

160
Q

What Paper suggested damages under FAA 1976 to dependant for gratuitous services by 3rd, but then personal obligation to account to 3rd?

A

Civil Law Reform Bill Consultation Paper

161
Q

Rowlandson v Merseyside general

A

Neighbours but complainant arrested

162
Q

What doctrine blocked the dependancy claim in Burns v Edman?

A

Ex turpi causa

163
Q

why was there not allowed a claim by dependants for damages upon V’s death?

A

Relational loss, generally related to PEL

164
Q

What is the issue with lost years and the multiplier method?

A

D is rewarded the more he reduces C’s life

165
Q

Why does any defence against deceased also apply to FAA 1976?

A

Claim is derivative

166
Q

What are vicissitudes of life?

A

Something might happen in future to eliminate C’s loss/make it worse

167
Q

What three categories did Lord Devlin give in Rookes v Barnard for exemplary damages?

A

Oppressive conduct by agents of G, if D calculated profit or if statute provides for EDs

168
Q

what was the rough upper-limit of exemplary damages given as in Thompson v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis?

A

3x total compensatory and aggravated damages

169
Q

Who suggested periodical payment reform was ‘politically driven’ in favour of short-term G interests?

A

Lewis

170
Q

Damages Act 1996 and lost years issue in multiplier method

A

Periodical payment order may be better than Pickett v British Rail, providing greater protection for dependants

171
Q

What section of what Act eliminated the need to consider the likelihood of dependant remarrying?

A

S.3(3) FAA 1976

172
Q

What section of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 excludes defamation?

A

S.1(1)

173
Q

What does Lewis note about the future of periodical payments for NHS and MoD

A

Prediction that after 24 years, the immediate gains to MoD and NHS will become negative

174
Q

What case suggested a de minimis requirement for pain and suffering?

A

Hicks v South Yorkshire Police

175
Q

What judge in what case called it an ‘intrinsically impossible task’ to put a figure on each non-pecuniary claim?

A

Lord Hailsham LC in Cassell v Broome

176
Q

What case suggested it may be better to think about damages as a licence fee, based on D’s gain?

A

Lawrence v Fen Tigers Ltd

177
Q

What case suggested a more generous calculation for lost years under FAA 1976 than when by C ?

A

Thompson v Arnold

178
Q

What Act implemented Levson Report suggestion?

A

Crime and Courts Act 2013

179
Q

What report helps in regard to certainty for non-pecuniary loss awards?

A

Kemp & Kemp

180
Q

What judge in what case considered exemplary damages inappropriate but too embedded?

A

Lord Reid in Cassell v Broome

181
Q

ECHR conditions for claim on bereavement

A

Death results from an unlawful act by a public authority which breaches Article 2 ECHR

182
Q

What case required a separated widow to show a not insubstantial chance she might have returned to claim dependency under FAA 1976?

A

Davies v Taylor

183
Q

For s.2(1) DA96 consider if there is CN and if annual sum would cover C’s needs

A

Rowe v Dolman

184
Q

Heil v Rankin general

A

Awards in Ireland

185
Q

State benefits

A

Cox v Hockenhul

186
Q

For multiplier method and lost years, only deduct sums spent by C EXCLUSIVELY on himself

A

Harris v Empress Motors

187
Q

What is the method usually used for lump sum assessment?

A

Multiplicand/multiplier method

188
Q

What Commission suggested 3 purposes of non-pecuniary loss awards?

A

Royal Commission

189
Q

Law Commission on re-partnering and FAA

A

Still relevant for child dependant claim, so consider if surviving spouse is remarried or engaged to be married

190
Q

What Act allows V’s estate to claim for damages?

A

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934

191
Q

Burns v Edman general

A

Proceeds of criminal activity

192
Q

How did the Damages Act 1996 implement Wells?

A

Directs court to make a discount rate on lump sum as provided by Lord Chancellor to reflect ILGS rate

193
Q

How is the awareness of lost expectation of life taken into account for damages?

A

Considered under non-pecuniary loss for damages

194
Q

What subsection of s.2 DA96 IS dependent on party consent?

A

S.2(2) DA96

195
Q

What section of what Act allows for periodical payments in regard to future pecuniary loss of personal injury?

A

S.2(1) DA96

196
Q

What Act implemented Wells?

A

Damages Act 1996

197
Q

Calculate damages for FAA 1976 based on ‘reasonable expectation of pecuniary benefit’ if C had lived

A

Franklin v South Eastern Railway

198
Q

When are aggravated damages most common?

A

In defamation

199
Q

What is a stepped order?

A

Anticipating changes in circumstances to increase or decrease payments

200
Q

What instrument provides for a wider class in bereavement damages than FAA 1976?

A

ECHR

201
Q

Nominal damages

A

Automatically awarded unless proof of loss required

202
Q

Damages (Variation of Periodical Payments) Order 2005 allows what?

A

Courts can make a variable order if chance C’s circumstances will significantly change

203
Q

Cox v Hockenhull general

A

State benefits

204
Q

What is the interest rate for non-pecuniary loss damages pre-trial?

A

2%

205
Q

What were the two issues with the common law standing on dependants and damages?

A

D is better off if he kills V, and death of breadwinner often left family without their main means of support

206
Q

Harris v Empress Motors

A

For multiplier method and lost years, only deduct sums spent by C EXCLUSIVELY on himself

207
Q

What Commission suggested aggravated damages should be seen pure as compensatory, not punitive?

A

Law Commission

208
Q

How is loss of amenity assessed?

A

Objectively

209
Q

In what case were aggravated damages rejected in negligence, and by what judge?

A

LJ Woolf in Kralj v McGrath

210
Q

Croke v Wiseman general

A

National earning average

211
Q

Proceeds of criminal activity

A

Burns v Edman

212
Q

Owen v Martin

A

Prospect of divorce considered under FAA 1976

213
Q

What two categories are there of non-pecuniary loss

A

Pain and suffering, and loss of amenity

214
Q

what three considerations apply to s.2(1) DA96?

A

Amount to be paid, preference of C and preference of D

215
Q

What Act Directs court to make a discount rate on lump sum as provided by Lord Chancellor to reflect ILGS rate

A

Damages Act

216
Q

Wht Commission Suggested no damages for non-pecuniary loss in first three months after injury

A

Pearson Commission

217
Q

Which case said courts should disregard replacement services by 3rd which form a benefit to dependant?

A

R v Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, ex p K

218
Q

What judge in what case suggested a cause of action test could be adopted for exemplary damages?

A

Lord Scott in Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire

219
Q

When is it preferable for deceased’s estate to claim funeral expenses under s.3(5) FAA 1976?

A

If dependant’s award is reduced as a result of CN

220
Q

‘The death of a human being could not be complained of as an injury’

A

Baker v Bolton

221
Q

What case shows HC of oz considering re-partnering under vicissitude of life?

A

De Sales v Ingrilli

222
Q

Jobling v Associated Diaries judgment

A

Even if C hadn’t been injured, wouldn’t have been able to work in future anyway

223
Q

what are the two ways to value FAA 1976 damages?

A

Multiplier method or periodical payment

224
Q

What Act blocked claims for ‘loss of expectation of life’?

A

Administration of Justice Act 1934

225
Q

Twins, arm up and dead

A

Kralj v McGrath

226
Q

lewis on periodical payments

A

They influence bargaining positions but are ‘politically driven’ in favour of short-term G interests

227
Q

What is the multiplicand/multiplier method?

A

Calculation of number of years loss will continue x annual loss C will suffer

228
Q

When did LC say re-partnering will be considered under FAA 1976?

A

For child dependant claim if surviving spouse is remarried or engaged to be

229
Q

S.1 FAA 1976

A

Exhaustive list of ‘dependants’

230
Q

Illness AND injury

A

Jobling v Associated Diaries

231
Q

Thompson v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis on EDs

A

Rarely less than £5,000, and £50,000 is the maximum

232
Q

Lim Po-Choo v Camden & Islington judgment

A

Awarded £20,000, confirming West

233
Q

What case enforced that there is no claim under aggravated damages for feelings already covered under basic damages?

A

Rowlandson v Merseyside

234
Q

Hicks v South Yorkshire Police judgment

A

No award for fear, suggesting de minimis requirement for pain and suffering, and compensation very small if death quick

235
Q

Morton v Portal

A

C’s preference is not determinative for s.2(1) DA96

236
Q

Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire per Lord Scott on ED payable by G

A

No longer needed given ‘great developments’ in public law and JR

237
Q

Jobling v Associated Diaries general

A

Illness AND injury

238
Q

Administration of Justice Act 1982 amended what Act

A

LR(MP)1934

239
Q

Why did Lord Woolf reject emphasis on certainty in non-pecuniary loss awards?

A

Courts should constantly review level of damages awarded

240
Q

What Act preceded the FAA 1976?

A

Lord Campbell’s Act in 1846

241
Q

De Sales v Ingrilli

A

Re-partnering considered under vicissitude of life in HC of Oz

242
Q

what are contemptuous damages?

A

Court expressed disapproval of C’s technical legal victory through damages

243
Q

Kralj v McGrath general

A

Twins, arm up and dead

244
Q

What Commission was struck by the high cost of compensation for non-pecuniary loss?

A

Pearson Commission

245
Q

2.5 times national average

A

Cassell v Riverside HA

246
Q

What case was supportive of specific ‘vindicatory damages’?

A

Ashley v Chief Constable of Sussex Police

247
Q

What case recognised the lost years issue with the multiplier method?

A

Pickett v British Rail Engineering

248
Q

Aunt and uncle, 3 kids

A

R v Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, ex p K

249
Q

Rookes v Barnard general

A

Starting point for exemplary damages

250
Q

Royal Commission

A

Suggested 3 purposes of non-pecuniary loss award

251
Q

Lord Hailsham LC in Cassell v Broome

A

‘intrinsically impossible task’ to put a figure on each non-pecuniary claim

252
Q

What case stated that it is no concern of the court the use of the money awarded for non-pecuniary loss?

A

West & Son v Shephard

253
Q

Name three cases considering factors evaluated for FAA 1976 award

A

Owen v Martin; De Sales v Ingrilli; ex p K

254
Q

Name at least three reasons why the Law Commission were particularly in favour of periodical payments

A

Clean break can still be achieved, reflects compensatory element, places risks on D and allows effective cost-management of awards

255
Q

What are the conditions for a variable order under Damages (Variation of Periodical Payments) Order 2005?

A

Initial agreement specified to be variable, and change foreseen and specified