Arguments about interest on damages can be a ritual war dance. Claimants reflexively base their calculations on judgement rate of 8%, defendants on Base rate + 1 or 2%. There is a body of authority in support of each approach but the caselaw needs to be read in its proper context. In this note, Richard Senior reviews the applicable principles and some of the key authorities. Richard Senior reviews this decision here.

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