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Is there any case law or guidance in respect of a fatal claim where a successful claim has been made for losses such as potential loss of inheritance on the basis that had the person not died they would have continued to receive state pension which would have built up over time leaving a greater level of inheritance receivable on eventual death?
Published on: 12 November 2019
The leading Authority on the issue of loss of inheritance in Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (FAA 1976) claims is the decision of the High Court in Adsett v West. The underlying rule is that there is no difference in principle in FAA 1976 claims between a loss of income and a loss of inheritance either when dealing with the source of the money from which the deceased would have provided a periodic income to dependants or when dealing with sums that would otherwise have been available
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