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When calculating heads of loss following the death of a spouse can additional childcare costs and/or the loss of income from a business be claimed under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976?

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Who is entitled to claim under FAA 1976?

Save in respect of a bereavement award damages awarded pursuant to Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (FAA 1976) damages are awarded to the deceased’s dependants, who are defined in FAA 1976, s 1(5) as the present or former wife or spouse or civil partner of the deceased; any person living in the same household immediately before the date of death and who had been doing so for at least two years, as the spouse of the deceased; a parent or other ascendant of the deceased, or a person treated as such by the deceased; a Child of the deceased and, if the deceased was married or in a civil partnership, a person treated as a child of that family by the deceased; and a brother, sister, aunt or uncle of the deceased, along with their children.

Compensation under FAA 1976

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David Peter
David Peter

Devereux Chambers

David is a personal injury and clinical negligence barrister, who is also regularly instructed in professional negligence, insurance and property/chancery matters, usually where these overlap or relate to personal injury claims.

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