This webinar looks at the remedies available when someone has died as a result of a violent act. What steps can be taken by the dependants and the estate to obtain damages? Booking details are available here. https://www.apil.org.uk/training/fatal-claims-and-the-victims-of-crime
THE WEBINAR
The webinar looks at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in detail:
- Why practitioners need to be aware of the scheme.
- The limitation periods.
- How the scheme works.
- Those eligible to make a claim.
- The bereavement damages award.
- Loss of dependency claims.
- Calculation of loss of dependency.
- Loss of a parents’ services.
- When a second award can be made.
- When a victim dies before the award but not as a result of the criminal act.
There is a comprehensive review of the case law in which the fatal claims under the CICA have been considered in the courts.
It then looks at the options for bringing a civil claim:
- Is there a party worth suing?
- How can a claim be brought.
- Particular issues in claims arising from victims of crime.
- The overlap between a CICA claim and a civil claim – the possibility of having to repay the CICA.
