Fatal Accidents: Law and Practice


ISBN13: 9781853289576
ISBN: 1853289574
Published: April 2005
Publisher: Law Society Publishing
Country of Publication: UK
Binding: Paperback
Price: £39.95

A thorough understanding of how to conduct fatal accident claims is essential in order to calculate and secure maximum damages for dependents. Fatal Accidents deals with everything from the inception of a claim to its conclusion. The focus is both practical and comprehensive and includes clear explanations of areas that are usually only available in more encyclopedic publications.

Key contents include: - claims under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 - claims under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 - apportionment and interest - claims for psychiatric injury - applications for compensation to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority - law and procedure relating to inquests.

Each chapter begins with a concise summary which should allow the busy practitioner to pick up the salient points with ease. Relevant precedents, statutes and schedules of loss are appended.