A County Court judge determining a serious injury application under s.93 of the Transport Accident Act 1986 is not required to recite the Humphries v Poljak formula or make specific findings as to whether the injury is 'very considerable' compared with other cases; the assessment is a value judgment akin to assessment of non-economic loss and does not readily admit of explicit reasoning or voluminous reasons. The appropriate form of order should simply declare the Court's satisfaction that the injury is a 'serious injury' within s.93(17) and grant leave in terms reflecting the statute.
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