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17.4   Damages for Pain, Suffering and Loss of Amenity

17.4.1 Range of Awards continued

20.     Another useful table has been produced by Simon Levene of 199 Strand which is calculated on the assumptions that (a) the highest level of award on 23rd March was £150,000 and is to be uplifted by one-third (b) there is no increase in awards that were worth up to £10,000 (though one should always re-calculate an old award to find its value as at 23rd March) and that the increase of 0% at £10,000 rises in a straight line to 331Ú3% at £150,000. Having done that calculation it will, in future, be necessary to update again for changes in the value of money as calculated by reference to the RPI. Again, I reproduce the table in full.

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New

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New

Old

New

Old

New

0-10000

Same

46,000

49,942

82,000

96,057

118,000

148,343

11,000

11,026

47,000

51,140

83,000

97,426

119,000

149,883

12,000

12,057

48,000

52,342

84,000

98,800

120,000

151,428

13,000

13,092

49,000

53,549

85,000

100,179

121,000

152,979

14,000

14,133

50,000

54,761

86,000

101,562

122,000

154,533

15,000

15,178

51,000

55,978

87,000

102,945

123,000

156,093

16,000

16,228

52,000

57,200

88,000

104,343

124,000

157,657

17,000

17,283

53,000

58,426

89,000

105,740

125,000

159,226

18,000

18,342

54,000

59,657

90,000

107,142

126,000

160,800

19,000

19,407

55,000

60,892

91,000

108,549

127,000

162,379

20,000

20,476

56,000

62,133

92,000

109,961

128,000

163,962

21,000

21,549

57,000

63,378

93,000

111,378

129,000

165,549

22,000

22,628

58,000

64,628

94,000

112,800

130,000

167,143

23,000

23,711

59,000

65,883

95,000

114,226

131,000

168,740

24,000

24,799

60,000

67,142

96,000

115,657

132,000

170,343

25,000

25,892

61,000

68,407

97,000

117,092

133,000

171,950

26,000

26,990

62,000

69,676

98,000

118,533

134,000

173,562

27,000

28,092

63,000

70,949

99,000

119,978

135,000

175,179

28,000

29,199

64,000

72,228

100,000

121,428

136,000

176,800

29,000

30,311

65,000

73,511

101,000

122,883

137,000

178,426

30,000

31,428

66,000

74,799

102,000

124,342

138,000

180,057

31,000

32,550

67,000

76,092

103,000

125,807

139,000

181,692

32,000

33,676

68,000

77,390

104,000

127,276

140,000

183,333

33,000

34,807

69,000

78,692

105,000

128,745

141,000

184,978

34,000

35,942

70,000

79,999

106,000

139,229

142,000

186,628

35,000

37,083

71,000

81,311

107,000

131,712

143,000

188,283

36,000

38,228

72,000

82,626

108,000

133,200

144,000