Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) meaning

In this issue: Status and worker categories Employment tribunal equality claims Whistleblowing Individual rights arising from union membership Confidentiality, duties and restrictions: enforcement Employment tribunals Employment Appeal Tribunal Pensions LexTalk®Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Status and worker categories Food delivery companies to introduce right to work checks for substitute drivers The Home Office has stated that, following discussions with the UK government, Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats plan to curb misuse of driver account sharing by their drivers. Each platform has agreed to implement new procedures enabling verification that any substitute couriers have permission to work in the UK. All three companies have reiterated plans to roll out checks to confirm substitutes’ legal right to work. Deliveroo has already begun, adding right to work screenings for substitutes at the registration stage earlier this month. See: LNB News 30/04/2024 76. Department...

In this issue: Pay Tax Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) Prohibited conduct protection at work Health and safety Union status and obligations Employment tribunals Industrial Relations Law Reports (IRLR)—May 2026 New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Employment resources on Lexis+® LexTalk®Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Pay Fair Work Agency issues guidance on gangmaster licence criteria and upkeep. Working with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Fair Work Agency has released a suite of guidance notes and rules for labour providers on securing and retaining a gangmaster’s licence. Presented in three parts, it sets out who must hold a licence, the steps to apply for or renew one, and how licensing outcomes are reached and maintained, with links to the relevant guidance. See: LNB News 10/04/2026 34...

PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—9 April 2026 In this issue: Key PI & Clinical Negligence developments Road traffic accidents Psychiatric and occupational stress Public authorities and the state Product liability Scottish claims Other PI and Clinical Negligence news New content LexisNexis® Quantum Portal LexTalk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts LexisNexis® Webinars Key PI & Clinical Negligence developments Eighteenth edition of the Judicial College Guidelines is published The 18th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines has now been released, following the 17th in 2024. It remains the primary reference for practitioners and courts when assessing general damages in personal injury and clinical negligence claims. The figures have been adjusted for inflation, by reference to the Retail Prices Index as at August 2025. See: LNB News 09/04/2026 4. The latest chapter in Mazur—prayers answered and questions unanswered In Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys...

This Practice Note summarises the principal legal updates relevant to personal injury and clinical negligence practitioners as at 2 March 2026, aimed at assisting current practice. For earlier developments, see PI and Clinical Negligence horizon scanning and key cases—overview. Key PI & clinical negligence developments Eighteenth edition of the Judicial College Guidelines due The 18th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) will be released on 9 April 2026. The Lexis+® UK PI & Clinical Negligence team will refresh the JCG link within our Key Resources on the Lexis+® UK PI & Clinical Negligence homepage, together with all connected materials. Law Society publishes practice note on conduct of litigation following Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys Following the High Court’s decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB), the Law Society has issued guidance for solicitors, law firms and legal businesses to ensure that only individuals authorised under the Legal Services Act 2007 undertake the conduct of litigation...

NOTE: On 2 December 2024, the Lord Chancellor confirmed a move to a +0.5% discount rate, effective from 11 January 2025. Under Schedule A1 to the Damages Act 1996, subsequent reviews must take place within five years of the end of the prior review, meaning the next review must start on or before 2 December 2029. General damages—PSLA General damages are awards that cannot be calculated with precision; instead, a suitable figure is assessed. They cover: non-pecuniary loss (past and future) for pain, suffering and loss of amenity (PSLA), handicap in the labour market, loss of congenial employment, loss of convenience, etc future pecuniary loss, eg future loss of earnings, future care, etc In dental claims, general damages will also reflect the need to undergo remedial dentistry. For a more detailed definition, see Practice Note: Common recoverable losses in personal injury cases—What are general damages and special damages? The starting point for valuing PSLA is the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) (formerly...

Basis for valuing the loss How can an injury be expressed as a sum of money? There is no set formula that can price the loss of an arm or the ability to smell. Damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity (PSLA) are granted for physical and/or psychiatric harm and cover the past, present and future. A single overall figure is awarded, but it can be viewed in two elements: pain and suffering — the claimant’s subjective experience of pain and distress loss of amenity — the diminished capacity to carry out everyday activities A claimant is compensated for the consequences of the injury, including being unable to enjoy a full life. The level of PSLA is assessed by reference to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) and comparable cases. If a claimant has sustained multiple injuries, the court may set out a breakdown of the PSLA to show the amount attributed to each injury, or to explain any reduction applied to...