Roberts -v-Johnstone after the change in discount rate: a high court decision – Zenith PI Blog

Posted May 26th, 2017 in birth, damages, hospitals, negligence, news, personal injuries by tracey

‘The recent change in the discount rate was covered on this blog. One issue that arose was how the courts were going to treat the Roberts -v- Johnstone approach to accommodation claims. It was not practical to use a multiplier that was a minus figure. In JR -v- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 1245 (QB) Mr Justice Davis decided that the multiplier in these circumstances should be zero.’

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