- Podcast Location:
- Download it here [file size: 27.6 MB]
- Law Categories:
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Negligence/Personal Injury
- CPD Points:
- Up to one point - details »
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Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority / ILEX:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain ½ an accredited CPD point (30 minutes)
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- Cost:
- Standard rate: £25+VAT - Corporate users will pay less.
- Length:
- 30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz) - Plays on Computer:
- Yes Downloadable as MP3: Yes
- Contributor(s):
- Course Aims:
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This podcast aims to teach practitioners how to gain monetary compensation when a fatal accident has occurred. It informs the listener which categories of people are eligible for compensation, and which awards are available. It also aims to engage the listener in a discussion of the problems with the current regimes.
- Outcomes:
- After completing the course you will:
- Know the different awards that can be claimed for after a fatal accident;
- Know who is eligible for these awards;
- Understand the issues with the current state of the law;
- Know the proposals for reform in this area of the law, and the likelihood of them being implemented.
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Sources and References:
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- Department of Constitutional Affairs Consultation Paper "Law on Damages", May 2007;
- Department of Constitutional Affairs Proposals "Increasing Bereavement Damages Regulatory Impact Assessment", March 2002;
- Law Commission Report "Claims for Wrongful Death" 1999;
- Fatal Accidents Act 1976;
- Human Rights Act 1998;
- Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934;
- Administration of Justice Act 1982;
- Social Security Recovery of Benefits Act 1997;
- Alcock v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police [1992] 1 AC 310;
- Hicks v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police [1992] 2 All ER 65;
- Burgess v Florence Nightingale Hospital for Gentlewomen [1955] 1 QB 349;
- Davies v Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd [1942] AC 601.
This podcast discusses the various regimes for monetary compensation when there has been a fatal accident. It analyses potential reforms in the area, and points out common problems that arise when practitioners apply the regimes.
Podcast Added: 8/12/2008