The means of assessment of fatal accident damages is not set out in the Fatal Accident Act, but is set out in a series of cases.

Proper representation of a claimant depends on the lawyer knowing, in some detail, how the courts approach fatal accidents dependency.

This webinar looks at the key cases on the assessment of dependency claims and covers:

• Financial dependency
   
• Loss of a carer
   
• Loss of a partner
   
• Will the courts award damages for dependency following loss of a child?
   
• The type of evidence needed
   
• Section 4 and what matters are ignored