Periodical Payments Orders - The Latest Developments

Introduction

Rule 41.6 of the CPR requires the Court to consider, and indicate to the parties, in all high value, catastrophic personal injury and clinical negligence cases, whether periodical payments are likely to be the appropriate form for all or part of an award of damages. The parties must assist that consideration by setting out their respective submissions on the issue in the pleadings. This is often not done.

There can be no better indication that a detailed understanding of the indisputably complex area that is Periodical Payments Orders (PPO’s) is an absolutely essential part of the required toolkit for senior personal injury/clinical negligence practitioners. Those tools quickly go out of date in a fast-changing legal landscape. Just how good, and how recent, is your knowledge and understanding of PPO’s?

Viewing this webinar will provide an essential explanation of the relevant principles and an update on recent caselaw, together with an overview of the problem areas and how to avoid the pitfalls. Case studies will be provided and explained.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The essential statutory regime and rationale
• The primary benefit: life expectancy disputes
• Indexation: rising from the ASHE’s
• Heads of Damage appropriate for PPO’s
• PPO’s and interim payments: The inevitable tension
• Indemnity issues
• Drafting of the Order: Tips and pitfalls
• Recent caselaw update

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 8th May 2025

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