In professional negligence claims arising from a solicitor's failure to advise on the election between workers compensation and common law damages, the loss of chance discount for litigation contingencies must be applied to the notional common law verdict before deducting the value of workers compensation benefits received and to be received. Interest on the discounted notional verdict runs from the date of the notional trial, adjusted for the timing of actual workers compensation receipts, with future entitlements deducted only after interest is calculated. Later medical reports are admissible only to 'piece together' what could have been before the solicitor at the time of advising, not to assess the plaintiff's condition at the later date.
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