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Motor Accidents Act 1988
70AClaimant’s prospects of future economic loss
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#### 70A Claimant’s prospects of future economic loss
70A Claimant’s prospects of future economic loss
> A court shall not award damages for future economic loss or damages for diminution of future economic capacity unless the claimant first satisfies the court that there is at least a 25 per cent likelihood that the claimant will sustain a future economic loss or that there is at least a 25 per cent likelihood that the claimant will sustain a diminution of future economic capacity, as the case requires.
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> **s 70A:** Ins 1995 No 66, Sch 1 \[29\].