John-Paul Swoboda KC of 12KBW untangles statutory and case-law authority on fatal claims involving services and deputyship fees. Introduction Section … More
Category: Fatal accidents
Does an estate inherit a claim for diminution in value of lost services? Keating (administrator of the estate of Stephen Birtles) v Abdisalan (1) and Aviva Insurance Ltd (2) [2025] EWHC 1926 (KB)
Isaac Hogarth of 12KBW discusses this case, in which he appeared for the successful 2nd Defendant in a strikeout application … More
Young v Downey: Court of Appeal affirms Alcock test for secondary victim claims
Lara Thomas examines the Court of Appeal’s recent confirmation in Young v Downey [2025] EWCA Civ 177 that there is … More
Price v Marston’s Plc [2024] EWHC 1352 (KB): a short case comment
Courts should not lightly depart from precedent and actuarial & statistical tools, such as those based on the Ogden tables, … More
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