United Kingdom assessmentchild claimantreception of english law

Jamil Bin Harun v Yang Kamsiah Bte Meor Rasdi

[1984] AC 529; [1984] 1 MLJ 217; [1984] 2 WLR 668

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtPrivy Council (on appeal from the Federal Court of Malaysia)

Year1984

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

It is for the courts of Malaysia, not English law, to decide whether and to what extent to follow English methods of assessing personal-injury damages; modern English authorities are persuasive but not binding, and the assessment of damages under separate heads is the proper course where needed to achieve fair and adequate compensation.

Area of Law

General

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