Adsett v West
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1983 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division |
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12 cases
- Chan Heng Wah v Peh Thiam Choh
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Chan Heng Wah and Another v Peh Thiam Choh and Another
...take a percentage rather than working on figures for each item with no evidence to substantiate such deductions: at [38]. Adsett v West [1983] QB 826; [1983] 2 All ER 985 (folld) Ban Pet Hock v Ong Ah Ho [1965-1967] SLR (R) 457; [1965-1968] SLR 516 (folld) Gammell v Wilson [1982] AC 27 (ref......
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Deborah Head (Executrix of the Estate of Michael Head Deceased) v The Culver Heating Company Ltd
...namely his dividend income from EMSL shares, is likely to survive his death? 9. The Defendant says yes, and relies on the authority of Adsett v West [1983] Q.B. 826, a first instance decision of McCullough J in which he applied the principles of damages for the ‘lost years’ derived from Pi......
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Alfred Jackson as Administrator of the Estate of Ennis Jackson Plaintiff v David Balcombe Defendant [ECSC]
...loss of expectation of life, and loss of amenities. Concerning the first, he asks the court to apply the principle inAdsett v West [1983] 2 All ER 985 where in the case of a single young man the appropriate surplus was held to be properly 15% of his salary. This would, he submits, be $1,800......
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Guidance Given On Calculating Lost Years'
...namely his dividend income from EMSL shares, is likely to survive his death". The Defendant relied upon the case of Adsett v West [1983] QB 826. In Adsett the judge stated that by way of a 'lost years' claim a claimant could recover income arising from their incapacity to work but could not......