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11 November 2016
Issue: 7722 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Damages

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Watt v ABC [2016] EWCOP 2532, [2016] All ER (D) 35 (Nov)

The Court of Protection considered issues arising from the award of substantial damages for personal injury to an individual who lacked the capacity to litigate. Among other things, the court set out points that needed to be considered in analogous cases.

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