The Dekagram: 19th June 2023

• Author: Ms Sarah Prager
• Law Firm: Deka Chambers
• Published date: 20 June 2023

Members of the team have just spent an enjoyable few days at the PEOPIL conference in Thessaloniki, a Greek city of many architectural, archaeological and historical wonders, quite apart from boasting the most astounding tomatoes and cucumbers we've tasted for some considerable time. Whilst some practitioners entertained the conference with presentations in English and Greek, others explored the birthplace of Alexander the Great and stood in the very spot where Philip II of Macedonia was assassinated as he attended the theatre, leaving others to do a spot of scuba diving accident reconstruction. The upshot, of course, is that this week's Dekagram, whilst appropriately Greekly named, is rather shorter than usual, although it does concern an intriguing recent decision of no less a dikastirio than the Coventry County Court. Normal service will be resumed next week.

Crikey! in Coventry

A recent decision by Recorder Jack sitting in Coventry County Court, Blair v Jaber [2023] EW Misc 3 (CC), raises some interesting questions about how (or whether) to adjust the Judicial College Guidelines to take account of inflation. In that case the Claimants claimed damages for personal injuries arising out of a road traffic accident which occurred on 28^th October 2020. Mr Blair had sustained a broken clavicle, whilst Mrs Blair had...