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Fatal accident litigation presents lawyers with legal, evidential and practical problems that are distinct from those encountered in non-fatal personal injury claims. Who is entitled to bring a claim? Who falls within the statutory definition of a dependant? What financial and services dependency has been lost - and how should that loss be calculated? How should the lawyer deal with the inquest, the estate and the needs of a recently bereaved family?
Coroners' Investigations and Inquests, now in its second edition, is an accessible and authoritative guide to all aspects of the law of inquests and coroners.