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David Crawford - the right amount is the amount it takes to compensate the victim for his or her losses - to put him or her back to the position he or her was in had the tort not occurred - did they not teach you that at law school? General damages are what they are on top of the specials - and not particularly generous - but the discount rate is about future losses which normally means loss of earnings and care ie special actual losses caused for example by a negligent driver who did not look what he was doing perhaps because he or she was on the telephone to his or her partner. No doubt in any event the rate will go down as soon as interest rates start climbing. Give us some evidence about lower awards in France for serious injuries before you spout this stuff please.