Quantifying damages for dependants—past losses—financial dependency


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Practice notes

Quantifying damages for dependants—past losses—financial dependency


Published by a ÀÏ˾»úÎçÒ¹¸£Àû PI & Clinical Negligence expert

Practice notes
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Claims for past expenses and losses tend to consist principally of the:

  1. •

    lost financial dependency

  2. •

    value of the services that the deceased would have provided had they survived (see Practice Note: Quantifying losses for dependants—past losses—services)

See also Practice Notes: Claims involving a fatality—heads of damage and Quantifying Damages for the estate under the Law Reform Act.

The loss is calculated using a Multiplicand/multiplier approach. This means that the court will start by calculating the annual value of the loss (this is called the multiplicand) and applying the appropriate multiplier. As a simplified example: if the deceased paid the dependant £100 per month as an allowance and also provided DIY services to the value of £100 per quarter, the multiplicand would be £1,600.

Calculating the annual value to the dependants of the deceased’s lost income

This is usually calculated as a percentage of the deceased’s lost income. Note: many jobs provide fringe benefits (such as the use of a company car or van) that do not constitute income per se,

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