JBX (BY HIS MOTHER AND LITIGATION FRIEND, DBX) v FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

[2026] Med LR Plus 26

KING’S BENCH DIVISION

Before Andrew Kinnier KC (Sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)

Assessment of damages – Whether home-based care or care in a neuro-rehabilitation unit would meet claimant’s reasonable needs – Whether the best interests test applied in determining the claimant’s reasonable needs – Assessment of loss of earnings and pension during the “lost years” – Discount to be applied for the claimant’s personal living expenses – Determination of probable retirement date.