Fatal claims and the victims of crime: Webinar 15th October 2024

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.