These Guidelines are widely acknowledged as a key source of reference for the judiciary, for personal injury law practitioners, and for professionals in related areas such as insurance.They are designed to provide a clear and logical framework for the assessment of damages in personal injury cases, while leaving the discretion of the assessor unfettered, since every case must depend to a degree on its own facts. Now in their eighth edition, they can be relied upon as being fully up to date and in line with all recent awards and practice.