Discount rate proposals attack the 100% compensation principle
Calls for changes to the current approach for setting the discount rate are attacking the principle that injured people should receive 100% of their compensation, David Westcott QC has argued.
The debate follows the current government consultation, which questions the legal basis for setting the discount rate derived from the House of Lords ruling in Wells v Wells.
According to this ruling
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