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Tort [2024] JRC 076

Carvalho v Love

Carvalho v Love [2024] JRC 076 (02 April 2024)

A Jersey personal injury judgment after an admitted rear-end collision, awarding damages for whiplash-type neck and shoulder injury, psychological harm, past loss of earnings, and future earning disadvantage.

  • Negligence
  • Damages
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Loss of earnings
  • Whiplash injury
  • Psychological injury
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Tort law [2023] JRC 026

Williams v Fox

Williams v Fox [2023] JRC 026 (15 February 2023)

Personal injury damages judgment for a prison officer injured in a road traffic accident, addressing loss of earnings, pension, congenial employment, and future earning capacity.

  • Personal injury
  • Loss of earnings
  • Loss of pension
  • Loss of congenial employment
  • Smith v manchester award
  • Damages assessment
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Tort [2022] JRC 246

Piechota v The Jersey Royal Company Limited

Piechota v The Jersey Royal Company Limited [2022] JRC 246 (08 November 2022)

The court held that most of the claimant’s ongoing pain and disability stemmed from family stress rather than the accident, limiting damages to accident-related loss.

  • Whiplash injury
  • Somatic symptom disorder
  • Causation
  • Quantum of damages
  • Loss of earnings
  • Pain and suffering
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Tort [2005] JRC 046

Balfour Beatty v Torr

Balfour Beatty v Torr [2005] JRC 046 (15 April 2005)

Appeal in a personal injury damages assessment. The court refused extra time to appeal additional grounds, upheld the Master’s findings, and rejected use of without prejudice letters.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Extension of time for appeal
  • Loss of earnings
  • Privilege of without prejudice correspondence
  • Personal-injury
  • Assessment-of-damages
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Tort [2000] JRC 91

Representation of Bedell Cristin

Representation of Bedell Cristin [2000] JRC 91 (30 May 2000)

The court allocated a settled wrongful death lump sum between the estate and dependants, applying Jersey fatal accidents and law reform statutes, with the remainder divided by dependency.

  • Fatal accidents
  • Damages allocation
  • Dependency claims
  • Loss of earnings
  • Fatal-accidents
  • Dependency-claims
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Tort law [1967] JJ 777

Richardson v Genee

Richardson v Genee [1967] JJ 777 (30 June 1967)

A personal injuries damages case outlining the recognized heads of damage, including special damages, pain and suffering, future medical expenses, earnings loss, and loss of expectation of life.

  • Personal injuries
  • Damages
  • Special damages
  • Pain and suffering
  • Loss of amenities of life
  • Future medical expenses
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Tort law [1962] JJ 217

Parr v. Jackson

Parr v. Jackson [1962] JJ 217 (28 November 1962)

Personal injuries case on assessing loss of earnings. The court approved using the average of the previous six years’ gross earnings at the accident date, ignoring income tax.

  • Personal injuries
  • Damages
  • Loss of earnings
  • Personal-injuries
  • Loss-of-earnings
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