“… a more expensive house than she would have required uninjured. The judge did so, concluding that she was bound by the approach set down in Roberts v Johnstone [1989] QB 878. A significant cause of that outcome was the current negative discount rate. The approach in Roberts v Johnstone is to award a claimant lost return on capital …”
“…ts arising from her disability. The reason for that decision of the Judge was that she considered she was bound by the approach set down in Roberts v Johnstone [1989] QB 878. The underlying cause of that outcome was the then current negative discount rate. The appeal proceeds on this issue with the permission of the Judge herself.…”