5 Uplift in exceptional circumstances
Civil Liability Act 2018 (2018 c 29) | Legislation

5  Uplift in exceptional circumstances

(1)     Regulations made by the Lord Chancellor may provide for a court—

(a)     to determine that the amount of damages payable for pain, suffering and loss of amenity in respect of one or more whiplash injuries is an amount greater than the tariff amount relating to that injury or those injuries;

(b)     to determine that the amount of damages payable for pain, suffering and loss of amenity in respect of one or more whiplash injuries and one or more minor psychological injuries, taken together, is an amount greater than the tariff amount

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