Case Summary: Supreme Court (Civil Circuit B) Contestation 145/8108/2023 (Injuries Must Be Classified From Clear Medical Reports and Pain Is Not Compensable Before Six Months)

The Supreme Court held that a court assessing injury compensation under Royal Decree 118/2008 must classify each injury on the basis of clear medical reports and state the basis for that classification, and must rely on specialist medical opinion rather than its own assessment. The court also restated its settled rule that pain is compensable only once it has persisted for six months, after which the amount is assessed as hukumat adl.