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ICLR: Appeal Cases/1980/LIM POH CHOO RESPONDENT AND CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON AREAHEALTH AUTHORITY APPELLANTS - 1980! A"C" 1#$

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LIM POH CHOO RESPONDENT AND CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON AREA HEALTHAUTHORITY APPELLANTS

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Damages - Personal injuries - Assessment - Severe brain damage - Doctor aged 36 with good prospects -Hospital negligence - Expectation o lie same as beore injur! - "o depen-dants - #hether damages o$%&3'3() excessive - Pain and suering and loss o amenities - *nawareness o loss - Extent to whichinlation to be considered - Damages or loss o earnings - #hether plainti in +catastrophic+ case entitled torecover - "eed to avoid duplication o damages - Damages or cost o care to be assessed on basis thatcapital as well as income to be used - ,nlation - elevance - #hether reappraisal o principles governingawards o damages or personal injuries desirable

.aw eorm - #hether necessar! - Damages - Personal injuries - adical reappraisal needed - Availabilit! o "ational Health Service acilities - #hether repeal o statutor! provision advisable - .aw eorm /Personal,njuries0 Act 1)&2 /11 1% 4eo5 6' c5 &10' s5 % /&0

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(%) '"to#pocet e*penses (+alaysia and ,ingapore)! to date o# trial

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(- and () Cost o# care to date o# /"dgment (in this 0o"se) and interest thereon

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.+e (+ E'la' (+ 3e .a,e )+, &' a' &'s(&((&+' *&(%&' ,a'e +) %e, s&s(e," %e' (%e .ase ,ea.%e (%e C+,(+) Appeal &' ='e 19#86 &( *as al,ea 5'+*' (+ (%e )a&l (%a( (%e +(%e,@s %eal(% %a e(e,&+,a(e (+ (%ee;(e'( (%a( s%e .+l '+( e;pe.( (+ 3e a3le (+ l++5 a)(e, %e, a%(e, )+, e, l+'" I' )a.(6 as (%e H+se '+*5'+*s6 D," L& .ae (+ E'la' +' Sep(e3e, $6 19#8 B(*+ +'(%s a)(e, e'( &' (%e C+,( +) Appeal"

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e'( a( (,&al: >6$00"

(3) Cost o# #"t"re care

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(%e appeal6 3( %ae s..eee +' (%e .,+ss-appeal" Nee,(%eless6 )+, (%e ,eas+'s I %ae &e' a'3e.ase +) (%e .%a'e .&,.s(a'.es +) D," L& a' %e, )a&l6 (%e a*a, &s &&'&s%e6 (%+% (+ '+ e,,ea( e;(e'(" E;.l&' &'(e,es(6 *%&.% s%+l 3e .al.la(e a'6 &) p+ss&3le6 a,ee 3 (%e pa,(&es *%e' (%eH+se a5es &(s e.&s&+'6 (%e a*a, s%+l6 I p,+p+se6 3e as )+ll+*s:

Pa&'6 S))e,&'6 L+ss +) Ae'&(&es >206000O( +) P+.5e( E;pe'ses >6?9C+s( +) .a,e p (+ a(e +) e'( &' (%&s H+seBa Malas&a >16?00Bb T,aell&' >1692Bc B.al.la(e ),+ Sep(e3e, $6 19#86 (+ a' a,3&(,a,a(e6 Ma $6 19#9 &( *&ll ,e&,e (+ 3e ,e&sep*a,s (+ (%e a.(al a(e +) e'( &' (%e H+se

>$62"$

L+ss +) ea,'&'s (+ a(e +) e'( a( (,&al >1$621C+s( +) )(,e .a,e >#6800L+ss +) )(,e ea,'&'s B&'.l&' pe's&+' ,&%(s >926000T+(al >2296298"$6

(+ *%&.% (%e app,+p,&a(e &'(e,es( *&ll %ae (+ 3e ae"

M L+,s6 I *+l p,+p+se (%a(6 s3e.( (+ (%e 'e.essa, a,&a(&+'s (+ (%e a+'( +) (%e a*a,6 (%e appeal3e &s&sse *&(% .+s(s a' (%e .,+ss-appeal &s&sse *&(% '+ +,e, as (+ .+s(s"

@n original appeal' order appealed rom set aside save as to costs5

Appellants to pa! respondent sum o $%&)'&%)5)%5 Appellants to pa! respondents costs in House o .ordsand below5

8ross-appeal dismissed with no order as to costs in House o .ords5

S+l&.&(+,s: C5 ?ic>le 8o5F 8oward 8hance.

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