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.

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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.