Personal injury loss of earnings is one of the most significant heads of damage in serious injury claims. Employment loss expert witnesses establish the claimant's pre-accident earnings position, assess residual earning capacity post-injury, and calculate past and future financial loss using the multiplier/multiplicand method with Ogden Tables 8th Edition.
Where the claimant is self-employed, a business owner, or has an unusual earnings history, vocational and forensic accounting expertise is essential to establish a reliable earnings baseline. Smith v Manchester awards may apply where the claimant faces handicap on the open labour market but future loss cannot be precisely quantified.
Our experts prepare CPR Part 35 compliant reports covering career model analysis, labour market assessment, pension loss, and the application of the -0.25% discount rate under the Civil Liability Act 2018.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The multiplier/multiplicand method applies: the multiplicand is the annual net earnings loss; the multiplier is derived from the Ogden Tables 8th Edition, adjusted for age, sex, employment status, and whether the claimant is disabled under the Equality Act 2010 definition, then further adjusted for the prescribed discount rate of -0.25%. The resulting lump sum represents the present value of all future earnings losses.