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Should courts ignore the possibility of reconciliation in dependency claims? (CC v TD)

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Published on: 13 June 2018
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Table of contents

  • What is the case about?
  • What did the court decide?
  • What principles of law did the court use in reaching their decision?

Article summary

Personal Injury analysis: What is the primary issue to be determined when it comes to dependency claims? Richard Geraghty, partner at Irwin Mitchell LLP, analyses the decision in CC v TD which found that the correct test is to consider whether there was a reasonable expectation of pecuniary benefit.

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