“… never be awarded. However, that dictum of Lord Denning MR was not approved in the subsequent House of Lords decision in Pickett v British Rail Engineering Ltd [1980] AC 136. It was there observed that an increase of damages to take account of inflation was designed to preserve the real value of money; whereas interest was designed…”
“…first instance decision of McCullough J in which he applied the principles of damages for the 'lost years' derived from Pickett v British Rail Engineering Ltd. [1980] AC 136 and Gammell v Wilson; Furness v B & S Massey Ltd. [1982] A.C. 27. McCullough J distinguished between earned income arising from a claimant's capacity to work a…”
“…The decision of the House of Lords in Pickett v British Rail Engineering Ltd. [1980] AC 136 is the foundation of the modern law. Lord Wilberforce said at 150C [emphasis added in this and subsequent citations]:…”