July
Articles matching "fatal accident claims"
The Supreme Court on jurisdiction and the interpretation of damage in personal injury claims abroad
The long awaited Supreme Court decision in the case of Four Seasons Holdings v Brownlie was recently handed down, but has the question of how to interpret "damage" in what is called the "tort…
Read moreCookson v Knowles overturned: multiplier for future dependency to run from date of trial
Judgment was handed down yesterday by the Supreme Court in the matter of Knauer v Ministry of Justice. In departing from the decision in Cookson v Knowles (1978) HL, the Supreme Court held that it is…
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Predictably unpredictable: Fatal claims in Scotland remain inconsistent and uncertain
It had been thought that Currie v Esure (2014) might operate as benchmark for awards in fatal cases in Scotland. That hope for clarity has however been set back by yet another fatal award which has…
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Supreme Court finds harmony with German law in fatal accident claim
This unanimous decision of the Supreme Court clarifies the law in relation to claims for wrongful death which occur in other jurisdictions and are pursued in England and Wales. The decision will be a…
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Fatal accident that resulted in loss of dependancy of a cohabitee for less than 2yrs
The Claimant had cohabited with her partner for six months before he died in an accident at work. She was not entitled to compensation under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 because they had not lived…
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