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Compensation Bill [HL]

My Lords, I respectfully seek to support what the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, has said—which is in forensic terms, ““If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it””. The statute is in wholly permissive language:"““A court considering a claim in negligence may””," not ““must””. Nothing has been made mandatory in the amendment and therefore the law can be left as it is—perfectly fluid and able to progress as it is thought fit. The removal of the amendment will in no way limit what should be taken into consideration and what should be considered relevant when it comes to construction.