ANOTHER INTERESTING DISCUSSION (ABOUT INTEREST…): THE STARTING POINT IS THAT THE CLAIMANT IS ENTITLED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR BEING OUT OF ITS MONEY (NO MATTER WHAT IT WOULD HAVE DONE WITH IT…)

Here is a relatively short judgment on an important point - if the purpose of interest is compensatory what is the position if a claimant would never have earned interest on the money in any event? As we shall see...