One of the first periodical payment orders (PPO) since the introduction of the Courts...

One of the first periodical payment orders (PPO) since the introduction of the Courts Act was awarded in Leeds High Court last week.

On 20 April Mr Justice Mitting imposed a PPO in the case of Godbald vs Mahmood.

The judge ordered the defendant to pay £50,000 per annum index linked, rising to £61,000 per annum in October 2009, payable for the rest of the claimant's life.

The PPO has been imposed to cover the claimant's care costs, despite the fact that neither the claimant nor the defendant indicated this was their preferred method of settlement.

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