HOW SHOULD DAMAGES FOR PAIN AND SUFFERING BE ASSESSED WHEN PROVISIONAL DAMAGES ARE BEING AWARDED? A HIGH COURT CASE

In  Hamilton v NG Bailey Ltd [2020] EWHC 2910 (QB) Dan Squires QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) considered the issue of what discount should be made on an award for pain, suffering and loss of amenity, when provisional damages were being awarded.

THE CASE The claimant suffered from asbesto...