Schedules of Special Damages

A schedule of special damages is required to accompany a statement of claim in every personal injury and medical negligence case. This is a practical title that examines the structure of the schedule and details all heads of damage.

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Personal Injury Schedules - Calculating Damages is the first book of its kind which specifically deals with the principles, practice and procedure involved in calculating past and future losses and expenses, setting those losses and expenses out in schedules and challenging them in counter-schedules.Throughout the text the emphasis remains upon the practical application of the rules and principles involved. It not only deals with the structure of schedules, but also their proof and the applicable legal principles. Examples of schedules in a variety of different claims ranging from the small to the catastrophic are given in the Appendices in order to illustrate the principles discussed in the book, and to show what the authors believe to be good practice.
Personal Injury Schedules - Calculating Damages also contains numerous worked examples including the following:* Accident questionnaires* A provisional schedule of loss and response* A schedule of loss and counter-schedule in a small claims track RTA claim* A schedule of loss and counter-schedule in a fast track tripping claim* Two sets of schedules in multi-track Fatal Accidents Act claims* A schedule of loss and counter-schedule in a catastrophic clinical negligence claim* A Scott-schedule* Various interest calculations* Multiple pension loss calculations* A Roberts v Johnstone calculation