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Supreme Court unanimously rejects insurers’ mixed injury appeal

By 2024-03-26T11:00:00

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People with mixed injury claims can claim full common law compensation for their non-whiplash injuries at the same time as the statutory tariff payment for whiplash, the court has ruled

The Supreme Court has today (26 March 2024) rejected an insurer lodged appeal on two test cases – Rabot vs Hassam and Briggs v Laditan – that would have influeced guidance on appropriate compensation for those who have suffered whiplash and additional injuries during a road traffic accident. 

In January 2023, the Court of Appeal ruled that personal injury claimants can recover damages for both whiplash and non-whiplash injuries without one cancelling out the other. 

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