Mary Henry (Independent)

I agree this is eminently sensible. There are various degrees of severity of a broken ankle but the person's occupation should also be taken into consideration. For example, if I lost the tip of my little finger it would be very sore and upsetting for me but it would not be the same as for a concert pianist.

I have compared awards given by the courts here to those given in the United Kingdom. Are they mean and are we flathúlach, or do we suffer greater anguish when we are injured because the awards for similar injuries here are much greater than those given in the United Kingdom?