Monday 5 March 2012

LOW IMPACT INJURY

The claimant in THOMPSON V MIDDLETON suffered soft tissue injury when shunted 4 feet by a car that ran into his vehicle. Applying the Jack Straw mantra the claimant would get nothing for it was a low speed collision.The Court of Appeal thought nothing a tad mean and so upheld £461,007.The court thought the defendant was lucky to get off so lightly.So there.
The decision of march 1st is on the British and Irish legal website.