PERSONAL INJURY POINTS 6: HOW IS THE COURT GOING TO APPROACH THE COSTS OF ACCOMMODATION WHEN THE CLAIMANT HAS A REDUCED LIFE EXPECTANCY – & HOW DOES THE COURT DEAL WITH THIS ON AN APPLICATION FOR AN INTERIM PAYMENT?

The decision in Swift -v- Carpenter set out the approach the courts should normally take when a claimant needs to purchase accommodation because of their injuries.  However that judgment, expressly, left open issues relating to the approach the courts should take when the claimant has a limited life...