The claimant sought damages for loss of earnings from his career as a footballer.
Held: The court made findings in relation to past losses on a balance of probabilities in relation to the first three years after the injury and on a percentage chance basis in the fourth year. For the future, his assessment was based on the percentage chance of different scenarios being realised.
Judges:
Christopher Clarke J
Citations:
[2007] EWHC 631 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Collett v Smith and Another QBD 11-Aug-2008
The claimant had been an eighteen year old playing football for Manchester United reserves when he was injured by a foul tackle which ended his football career. The defendant admitted liability, but denied that he would have gone on to be a premier . .
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Professional Negligence
Updated: 14 July 2022; Ref: scu.250620
