Fatal Accident Laws

If you have lost your loved one in an occupational accident, workplace accident, car accident or any other type of serious accident then you have the right to make a fatal accident compensation claim against the third party who was responsible for the accident. By making a successful fatal accident compensation claim you can help in bringing your family back to its normal lifestyle. However making a fatal accident compensation claim is not that easy and you are required to fully understand the fatal accident laws in order to make a successful compensation claim. According to the fatal accident laws of UK the following dependants of the victim could file a fatal accident compensation claim.

• The husband or ex husband of the victim.
• Wife or ex wife of the deceased.
• A Child of the victim.
• A parent of the victim.
• A civil partner of the deceased.
• A person living with the victim as wife or husband for at least 2 years before the death.
• A brother, uncle, niece, sister, aunt, cousin or a nephew of the victim.

As per the fatal accident laws, the dependent who is going to file the compensation claim should be able to prove his/her relationship with the deceased. There are also two types of dependency namely financial and the services under which you could make your fatal accident compensation claim. In financial dependency the dependent make their living with the income of the victim. It means that you must financially rely on the earnings of your loved one. On the other hand, the deceased used to undertook childcare, perform the housework and help the dependent in some way. You are also liable to get some additional amount if you are a husband, a child under 18 years or a wife of the deceased.

Again if your loved one (deceased) has made his will then it is the duty of the state executor to make the fatal accident compensation claim on behalf of you. However, in most case the deceased do not leave any will and you will have to make the claim. According to the fatal accident laws, a grant of probate will be issued to an eligible member of your family who will receive the compensation amount. The claims differ for each case but if you loss the main earner of your family then your fatal accident compensation claim will include the following compensation.

• The pain suffered by the deceased prior to death.
• Loss of financial earnings of the dependants.
• funeral expenses
• probate costs and
• Compensation for the services performed by the deceased.