FATAL ACCIDENT CLAIM
We represent a network of specialist personal injury solicitors who provide free advice on fatal accident claim settlements. We operate on
a no win no fee basis, and you are not required to fund your claim. We pay compensation in full without
deductions and whether you win or you lose, we will not charge. Simply submit your
details or use the helpline and an experienced solicitor - a member of the Law Society Panel of
personal injury experts - will call to offer free advice about how to proceed with a claim.
A `dependent' is generally the deceased's spouse or common law spouse, children and
more broadly anyone who has evidence that they relied on the deceased for financial
support that they would have continued to receive if the deceased was still alive.
Compensation in a fatal accident claim includes the statutory sum
for bereavement, funeral expenses and associated costs. More extensive costs include those tied to the loss of services of the deceased and compensation for the deceased's contribution to family income and family pension plans that the dependent parties rely on.
Compensation may also be available for the deceaseds pain and suffering and other
less tangible losses, associated with the death.
Our solicitors are experienced in dealing with fatal accident claim settlements and may call upon the expertise of specialist forensic accountants,
who can provide detailed reports on the extent of loss and of dependency evident in
particular cases, which assists when bringing legal action for dependents compensation.
CORONERS INQUEST
A coroner is a professional, generally qualified as either a doctor or a lawyer, who
investigates in detail the circumstances of death. A coroner has the authority to request a
post-mortem examination and if it was found that the death was
violent or unnatural, a consequence of industrial disease or if its cause was uncertain,
an inquest may be required. In these circumstances, a specialist solicitor's attendance may
be advisable, particularly if the death has been caused by a third parties negligence which may give rise to a potential compensation claim. A Coroners Inquest is a public enquiry. It attempts to uncover the cause of a death and
may or may not be held in front of a jury. With the coroner's permission, relatives of the
deceased, or the relatives' legal representatives, may attend and question witnesses.
Our specialist personal injury solicitors deal with claims on a risk free, no win no fee basis and compensation is paid in full. If you need to talk to a solicitor just use the helpline or complete the contact form and we will immediately put you in touch with a specialist. If after talking to that solicitor you decide to proceed no further you will not be charged for any advice which is given without obligation.
HELPLINE 0845 890 4092
In the case of CICA claims terms will vary and in the case of MIB claims terms may vary.