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Brown v Ministry of Defence - loss of pension rights (personal injury) - Court of Appeal on 10.5.06

Jennifer Brown joined the British Army at age 24 in February 1998. 8 weeks after joining she had an accident and it became clear that she would be unable to complete her training. She was discharged on 16th October 1999 and sued the army. The Army admitted liability. A county Court judge awarded her £144,000 for loss of pension rights (plus another £28,000 for loss of salary and loss of "congenial employment"). The Army appealed against the amount of the awards.

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