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10. Why ten per cent? Tenth Lecture in the Implementation Programme



Lord Justice Jackson speech

"This speech represents the personal views of the judge and does not necessarily represent those of the judiciary as a whole."

"Recommendation ten.In paragraph 5.3 of chapter 10 of the Costs Review Final Report ("FR" ) I recommended that in personal injuries litigation the level of general damages for pain suffering and loss of amenity be increased by 10%. In paragraph 5.6 I recommended that general damages for nuisance, defamation and any other tort which causes suffering to individuals be increased by 10%. This recommendation is one out of a hundred and nine recommendations in the FR, all of which are collected on pages 463-471. It is recommendation ten in the list.."

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