Facts & Figures 2025/26: Tables for the Calculation of Damages 30th ed (Book & eBook Pack)
ISBN13: 9780414129320
To be Published: September 2025
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
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Special Damages constitute an important part of most personal injury claims and preparing a schedule of damages is a complex process. Facts & Figures: Tables for the Calculation of Damages makes the entire calculation process quicker, easier and more accurate..
The calculation of past and future losses in personal injury and clinical negligence cases can be a lengthy, technical and complex matter. Facts & Figures 2025/26: Tables for the Calculation of Damages is designed to guide barristers, insurers, solicitors and all levels of the judiciary through the issues that such a calculation can involve. It is compiled with input from many sources, including lawyers, accountants and actuaries, as well as nursing, housing and motoring consultants.
The 2025/26 edition contains the full text of the latest version of the (8th) edition of the Ogden Tables, complete with explanatory notes, published in August 2022. These contain multipliers at the relevant personal injury discount rate (PIDR) for cases pursued in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. All examples have been updated using the confirmed PIDR of 0.5%. Also provided is an updated section on the valuing of claims for accommodation, following the Court of Appeal’s decision in Swift v Carpenter, and the latest interest rates, tax rates, care rates and average earnings data
Facts & Figures 2025/26 contains helpful information and guidance on:
- Uplifting periodical payments including the changes in ASHE (6115) from 2002 onwards
- Average weekly and annual earnings statistics
- National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage
- The latest life expectancy data from the Office of National Statistics
- Means-tested and non-means-tested statutory benefits
- Periodic multipliers for assessing recurring future losses
- Splitting multipliers for future losses
- Assessing claims for past care including the latest pay rates published by the National Joint Council for Local
- Assessing claims for travel and transport, including annual motoring costs
- Hospital and NHS charges
- Assessing claims for Court of Protection and deputyship charges
- Calculating claims for childcare, nannies and foster care
- Assessing claims for DIY, gardening and housekeeping
- How to calculate claims for lost years
Summary of Key Legislation includes:
- The Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Pensions Act 2007
- Civil Liability Bill 2018
Key Cases Covered in Calculations:
- Swift v Carpenter (Accommodation Claims)
- Wells v Wells; Parry v Cleaver; and Longden v British Coal Corporation (Pension Losses and Claims)
- PLK & Ors and ACC (Court of Protection and Deputyship)
- Ward v Newalls; Pickett v BRE; and Croke v Wiseman (Claims for Loss of Earnings and Lost Years)
The 2025/26 edition contains updated gratuitous care figures and consideration of
Cullen v Henniker-Major [2024] EWHC 2809 (KB).
