[F13 Power of courts of record to award interest on debts and damages. E+W
(1)In any proceedings tried in any court of record for the recovery of any debt or damages, the court may, if it thinks fit, order that there shall be included in the sum for which judgment is given interest at such rate as it thinks fit on the whole or any part of the debt or damages for the whole or any part of the period between the date when the cause of action arose and the date of the judgment:
Provided that nothing in this section—
(a)shall authorise the giving of interest upon interest; or
(b)shall apply in relation to any debt upon which interest is payable as of right whether by virtue of any agreement or otherwise; or
(c)shall affect the damages recoverable for the dishonour of a bill of exchange.
[F2(1A)Where in any such proceedings as are mentioned in subsection (1) of this section judgment is given for a sum which (apart from interest on damages) exceeds £200 and represents or includes damages in respect of personal injuries to the plaintiff or any other person, or in respect of a person’s death, then (without prejudice to the exercise of the power conferred by that subsection in relation to any part of that sum which does not represent such damages) the court shall exercise that power so as to include in that sum interest on those damages or on such part of them as the court considers appropriate, unless the court is satisfied that there are special reasons why no interest should be given in respect of those damages.
(1B)Any order under this section may provide for interest to be calculated at different rates in respect of different parts of the period for which interest is given, whether that period is the whole or part of the period mentioned in subsection (1) of this section.
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(1D) In this section ”personal injuries’ includes any disease and any impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition, F4 ... ]
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Textual Amendments
F1S.3 partially repealed and superseded by Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53, SIF 34), s. 15(4)(5)
F2S. 3(1A)–(1D) inserted by Administration of Justice Act 1969 (c. 58), s. 22
F3S. 3(1C) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4
F4Words in s. 3(1D) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4
F5S. 3(2) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6), s. 1, Sch. 1
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 3 extended by Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44), s. 24(3)