personal injury solicitor

Compensation that can be recovered in fatal accident claims includes the statutory payment for bereavement which is a fixed sum together with funeral expenses and associated expenses. If the deceased had dependents a claim can also be made to cover loss of services and financial support including the former contribution to family income that the dependent parties relied on. In addition compensation may also be claimed for the deceased?s pain and suffering as a result of the accident and certain other losses associated with the death. A `dependent' is anyone who has evidence that they relied on the deceased for financial support that would have continued if the deceased was still alive which can include a spouse, a civil partner, a cohabiting person, parents and both ligitimate and illigitimate children.