Court of Appeal, having previously ordered the reduction of a personal injury damages award, initially set by the High Court, finding an error in the original judgment for not adhering to the Personal Injuries Guidelines. considers the issue of costs, and determines that, due to the defendants' failure to guide the High Court on the assessment of damages under the Guidelines, there would be no order as to the costs of the appeal; and the court declines to issue a differential costs order, as the full value before accounting for contributory negligence was close to the Circuit Court's jurisdictional limit, making the High Court an initially reasonable venue for the proceedings.
Personal Injuries Guidelines, Court of Appeal, High Court, contributory negligence, damages award, costs of appeal, differential costs order, Calderbank offer, jurisdiction, Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, s. 17(5) of the Courts Act 1981, s. 14 of the Courts Act 1991, Circuit Court, quantum of damages, appeal, error of law.