Tort Damages 3 - Lump Sum or Pension Compensation?
Channel: Professor Richard Lewis
Date: 23/03/2021

What are the advantages & disadvantages of awarding damages for personal injury in the form of a single lump sum instead of a continuing pension? This 'live' lecture given at the law school at Cardiff University considers how damages are paid. Why has the form of compensation been a major criticism of the tort system? What alternatives are there and what problems might they cause?