issued. A claimant can make an application for an interim payment at any time after proceedings have been issued. The interim damages are deducted from the final compensation amount. An advantage of interim payments include that it can provide money whilst awaiting court case and full settlement, an interim payment may help pay for private hospital fees or special equipment which is needed. Interim payments also allows the claimant to go back and receive more money – if they deteriorate after the court case. However, interim payments can create uncertainty for the defendant as he/she do not know what the final amount will be. An example of a case which uses interim payments is Aiden Oxborrow v West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust (2012), Aiden was awarded £740,000 in interim payment after the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust admitted liability for his injuries. Aiden suffered brain damage after being starved of oxygen at birth, which caused him to have cerebral palsy and epilepsy, his mobility and sight severely impaired and his cognitive abilities also impaired which requires he will need 24 hour care for the rest of his life. The claimant applied for the interim payment to cover the costs of special needs housing accommodation before the final amount was confirmed.

Overall, the law of negligence has negatives such as not all victims receive compensation and some receive less than they are entitled to. Also, compensation often comes from insurance companies or large organisations such as the NHS. This creates rising costs to insurance companies which effects everyone in the long term. However, the aim does try to get justice for the victims of negligence through compensation to try help the victim as much as the courts can do.