A complaint that a County Court award of compensation for pain and suffering under s 98A of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 is manifestly inadequate does not raise a 'question of law' within s 52(1) and cannot found an appeal to the Court of Appeal. The s 98A pain and suffering assessment is a value judgment with which an appellate court should be slow to interfere, and the percentage loss of use assessed under s 98 does not dictate the proportion of the s 98A maximum to be awarded.
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