North of the Border: judicial awards in fatal claims
After six months of consistently increased Scottish civil jury damages awards for fatalities, Bellingham & Others v James Todd has now demonstrated the prospective impact on judicial awards.
Section 1(4) of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 permits qualifying relatives — including siblings since 2006 — to claim damages for grief caused by a wrongful death, and for loss of the deceased's
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