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Categories:
Negligence & Personal Injury
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Length:
30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz)
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Course Aims:

The podcast will provide a review of the law since the decision in Thompstone v Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust, and includes a comprehensive review of the indexation on periodical payments. The differences between the RPI and Earnings Index are considered, and the practical implications for Claimants and Defendants. It is intended for all practitioners who deal with PI cases, particularly those who deal with cases involving serious injury.

Outcomes:
After completing the course you will:
  • Have received an overview of the origins of periodical payments;
  • Understand the respective benefits of lump sum and periodical payments;
  • Understand the current law since Thompstone v Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust;
  • Know the difference between the RPI and Earnings Index, and their use by the Court in assessing periodical payments;
  • Have received practical advice on issues such as expert financial reports, and submissions on the desirability of periodical payments.
Level:
Intermediate Difficulty: 3 of 5
Classification:
Case Update
Legal Principles
Sources and References:
  • Damages Act 1996;
  • Thompstone v Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust [2008] 2 All E.R. 537;
  • Flora v Wakom (Heathrow) Limited [2006] EWCA Civ. 1103.
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In this podcast, we interview Harry Trusted, a Barrister at Outer Temple Chambers, on the subject of periodical payments. The podcast offers an insight into the origins of periodical payments, and a thorough review of the law since the decision in Thompstone v Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust, focussing on the issue of indexation of periodical payments. The podcast examines the respective benefits of lump sum and periodical payments, and gives practical advice to practitioners on evidence, and the use of financial experts.

Podcast Added: 8/8/2008

Podcast last reviewed: 2011-03-28

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