Personal injury lawyers need guidance on transgender claimant compensation following this year’s Supreme Court ruling to avoid possible negligence claims, it was argued this week.

Stuart Hanley, director of legal practice at Wakefield-based Minster Law, said the male and female Ogden tables – the actuarial tools used to calculate future financial losses in serious injury cases – could result in compensation differences of up to six-figure for a claimant, depending on which approach their solicitor took.

“There is no current guidance on which Ogden table to use for trans claimants. While many cases will depend on very individual circumstances, there is a need for clarity here, and expert evidence may be needed in individual cases,” he said.

While the Supreme Court’s ruling – that sex und

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