Claiming Compensation for a Fatal Accident

If the victim of an accident has unfortunately died as a result, you can make a claim on their behalf. These claims are often complex.

Fatal Accident: Can You Claim Compensation
Fatal Accident: How is Compensation Calculated
Fatal Accident: How Accident Compensation 4 U Can Help

Fatal Accident: Can You Claim Compensation

Despite the disproportionate pain that follows the death of a loved one, claims for compenation are dealt with in the same way by the courts. In order to claim, your claim will need to be submitted within three years of the accident and you need to be a member of the deceased family in order to pursue it.

Despite the finality of a fatal accident, in terms of the law, death is a form of injury and therefore follows a similar set of rules. Your appointed solicitor will need to prove that the accident was the result of someone else's negligent behaviour and a claim will be lodged against them.

During the assessment of your claim, we will gather the necessary information in order to evaluate whether you can pursue a claim and how much compensation you are likely to receive. In order to claim compensation on behalf of someone who has died, you will need to be a member of their direct family: partner, child or grand child.

Fatal Accident: How Compensation is Calculated

Compensation for fatal accidents is split in two distinct parts. On the one hand, compensation will be calculated for the victim itself to take into account of any physical or mental pain they might have suffered before passing away. If the court finds that they have not suffered and death was instantaneous, then no award will be made.

On the other hand, compensation will be paid to dependants. This part of the compensation is to ensure that if members of the family were dependent on the deceased income, they are not left without financial means. Calculating how much compensation will be awarded under these conditions is often complex and depends both on the deceased current income and its future earning potential. The case is complicated if the deceased was a company director, a manager, etc.

Fatal Accident: How Accident Compensation 4 U Can Help

Fatal accidents are often complex and require a good understanding of the law and the use of the proper resources in order to evaluate correctly the level of compensation that should be awarded. Through its parent company, Forum Law Solicitors, Accident Compensation 4 U has access to solicitors who have extensive experience in dealing with fatality cases.

For more information, please contact us directly on 0800 0371260.