Fatal Accident Claims

Claiming on behalf of someone killed in an accident

If someone close to you dies either in the case of a criminal act of intent or through an accident, such as a road traffic accident, medical negligence or an industrial injury, you should be able to claim compensation. Though a compensation claim may not be one of your primary considerations during a time of grief, the death of someone who is the primary income provider for the household could force you to take quicker action than you would like. Additionally, funerals can be expensive affairs - the cost of coffins can clean out your coffers - and compensation would therefore be a relief greeted with the utmost hospitality.

Ever since 1846 the relatives of people killed in an accident have been able to claim some economic assistance and with the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 this was updated for the modern era. These acts have been protecting vulnerable people, who have already had the emotional distress of losing a loved one, from the spectre of poverty and enfeeblement ever since, and compensation is their shielding defence.