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One off payment for smaller amounts (Special Damages)

• Interim Payment

• Lump Sum

• Structured Settlement

One off payment followed by regular payments (Special and General damages)

• Structured Settlement

• Lump Sum

• Interim Payment

Regular payments like a wage for larger amounts - Stops claimants from spending all their money in one go

• Lump Sum

• Interim Payment

• Structured Settlement

Record of meeting between lawyer and client

• Client Letter

• File Note

• Respondent Letter

• Brief to Counsel

Letter from Lawyer to Client

• File note

• Brief to Counsel

• Client Letter

• Respondent Letter

A letter to the other party - Add address and 'Yours Faithfully'

• Brief to Counsel

• File Note

• Client Letter

• Respondent Letter

Letter from Solicitor to Barrister - Explain clients claim

• Client Letter

• Brief to Counsel

• Respondent Letter

• File Note

Not foreseeable, not claimable

• Mitigation of loss

• General damages

• Special damages

• Remoteness of damage

Can't claim for more then entitled to

• General damages

• Mitigation of loss

• Special damages

• Remoteness of damage

'Claiming back' e.g., Damaged items, Loss of earnings, travel expenses etc

• Special damages

• General damages

• Mitigation of loss

• Remoteness of damage