Fatal Injury Claims | Personal Injury Solicitors

For example, if your partner is killed in a Road Traffic Accident or Accident at Work, and you are dependent on your partner to support you whilst you care for your children, then you can make a fatal injury compensation claim to help with the financial losses and emotional pain caused by their death. In this scenario we can see how important fatal injuries compensation claims can be to help the family carry on following the death.

As life must go on, fatal injuries compensation claims are very important for the family left behind. Therefore you will need a solicitor with extensive experience dealing with both complicated and high value claims, alongside this you need a firm who can act with empathy and compassion towards your circumstances, a solicitor that is there for you in your time of need.

At BHP we have both of those things; with extensive experience and a team dedicated to making this process as painless as possible for you; with home visits and direct lawyer contact.

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Why BHP Law In Fatal Injury Claims?

At BHP Law we have specialist personal injury lawyers and we have dealt with many fatal injury claims after people have been killed in accidents at work, road traffic accidents or even as a result of clinical negligence.

We have a team of expert solicitors based throughout our North East offices. We can also offer advice nationwide, dealing with cases remotely or offering home visits.

How To Make A Personal Injury Claim For A Deceased Relative

Fatal injuries compensation claims follow the same rules as a personal injury claim being raised by the victim; you need to be able to prove that the accident and therefore injury/fatality was a direct result of someone else's negligence. Once a solicitor has been instructed they will help you in gathering the evidence to present that we will then need to present to the third party insurers

How Long Will My Claim Take?

Every personal injury claim is very different, and whilst we endeavour to settle your claim as soon as possible, we cannot guarantee a time scale in which your case will take to settle. Some cases settle within a matter of months due to an early admittance of liability, whereas others can take years with disputed liability and the need to issue Court proceedings. Whilst it is important to note that most cases these days settle out of Court, a few will still need to progress this far. However, Court proceedings are not always a guarantee of going to Court as there is still time for the defence to attempt to settle out of Court.

What Is Recoverable In Fatal Accident Compensation Claims?

With fatal injury accident claims it is essential to know what you may be entitled to; many fatal injury claims can include repayment of financial losses such as funeral costs, as well as compensation for the pain and suffering of the deceased due to the injuries gained and a bereavement award for the deceased's spouses or parents.

All claims vary in what can be claimed for and therefore the potential compensation amount. Typical inclusions for fatal injuries compensation claims are;

Compensation for the pain and suffering of the deceased
Bereavement award for the spouse or parents of the deceased
Financial losses;
- Funeral Expenses
- Pension calculations
- Loss of earnings

This list is not exhaustive and may include a figure for the care of any dependents. Claims from dependents, if proven to be financially dependent, can be very valuable and complicated to calculate, however when discussing these elements with a solicitor it is important to ascertain whether or not they have the experience to calculate these accurately.

Who Can Claim On Behalf Of A Deceased Relative?

A personal injury compensation award for fatal injuries can be made by;

On behalf of people who are/were affected by the bereavement; normally a spouse, civil partner, or the victims parents/children. Cohabiting partners, such as a common law husband and wife that have lived together continuously for more than 2 years prior to the date of death have the same rights as married couples in relation to personal injury compensation claims.

Equally, on behalf of people who are/were financially dependent on the deceased. This will usually be family members, but can include grandchildren in the long term or permanent care of a grandparent or relative that has been fatally injured; or any dependents including elderly relatives and/or disabled relatives.

If you would like to have a chat about your options or how we may be able to help you please contact a member of the team below, complete our call back form or contact us directly at your local office.

Ruth Markham

Partner

Ruth is a former member of the Bar Council before cross qualifying as a solicitor. She joined BHP Law in March 2014 as an associate and was made head…

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Helen Cruickshanks

Solicitor

Helen joined BHP Law in 2014. On qualifying she moved to Irwin Mitchell to work within their Clinical Negligence team where she gained a lot of experience…

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Jane Ferguson

Solicitor

Jane trained at Atkinson Ritson Solicitors in her hometown of Carlisle, moving to Winskell & Winskell solicitors in Newcastle upon qualification to specialise…

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