In Blair v Jaber [2023] EW Misc 3 (CC) Recorder Jack considered the issue of whether the court should take into account inflation when looking at the Judicial College Guidelines. The Recorder held that it should.
"The Judicial College Guidelines are just that – guidelin...
As per the footnote, the foreword by Lambert J specifically states that brackets should be adjusted by the appropriate rate of RPI from Sept 2021.
I’ve been making this point whenever I have acted for a Claimant and it has never proved controversial.
Para 4 of the foreword – “For the avoidance of doubt, of course, the guideline figures should be increased by the appropriate index for inflation between editions.”