The assessment of non-financial losses in fatal injury cases

Eleanor J. Russell

The assessment of non-financial losses in fatal injury cases

Eleanor J. Russell

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Abstract

The recent case of McArthur v Timberbush Tours Limited and ERS Syndicate Management Limited [2021] CSOH 75 will be of interest to all those engaged in fatal accident litigation. Not only does the case provide important guidance in relation to the assessment of transmissible solatium and non-patrimonial awards to various family members, but it also provides useful consideration of the defence of contributory negligence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	103-112
Number of pages	10
Journal	Scots Law Times
Volume	27
Publication status	Published - 3 Sept 2021

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Reproduced in accordance with the publisher policy. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Scots Law Times following peer review. The definitive published version Russell, E. J. (2021), The assessment of non-financial losses in fatal injury cases, Scots Law Times, 27, 103-112, is available online on Westlaw UK.
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