This webinar  looks at those issues relating to losses incurred prior to death,

Issues covered include:

• What is the nature of the claim if the claimant has a reduced life expectancy?
• How does the court calculate the multiplier for someone with a reduced life expectancy?
• The “lost years” claim
• The difference between lost year claims and fatal accident claims
• The Law Reform Act claim. Who can bring a claim for pain and suffering of someone who has subsequently died?
• Human Rights Act claims and fatal accident damages
• Criticism of the law and a (currently pending) appeal to the Supreme Court, including consideration of that decision should judgment be available before the webinar.

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This webinar is part of a series

Other sessions in the series include:

Understanding the Law as to Fatal Accidents
Preparing a Schedule and providing evidence in a fatal claim
Fatal accident claims: Ensuring everything goes right 
The Key cases in fatal accident damages
Children and fatal accident litigation
Damages in anticipation of Death and damages for losses prior to death
An Introduction to the Law Coroner's Court

To book the whole series at a special rate, please contact
[email protected] and an invoice can be issued to you.