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Hodgson v Trapp

[1989] AC 807
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1989
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Damages for personal injury should be assessed to provide fair compensation that restores the claimant as nearly as possible to their pre-injury position.

Area of Law

tort

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