【语言流畅通顺就好了,不要机译的啊...HoweverMrBaredoeshavereservations:"Weareextremelyconcernedthatadesiretodiscusswhatisfairtobothsideswilloverrideconsiderationofwhatisfairandfullcompensationtothevictimof】
语言流畅通顺就好了,不要机译的啊...HoweverMrBaredoeshavereservations:"Weareextremelyconcernedthatadesiretodiscusswhatisfairtobothsideswilloverrideconsiderationofwhatisfairandfullcompensationtothevictimofnegligence.
"DamagesforpainandsufferinghavenotincreasedinlinewithLawCommissionrecommendationsmadeeightyearsago.Thenumberofcompensationclaimsbeingmadehasalsobeengenerallyfallingforseveralyears.Ifevertherewasatimeforthegovernmenttogofurtherandreallygraspthenettleoffullandfairredressforneedlessandpreventableinjury,surelythisisit,"heasserts.
Apilarguesthatthefocusofreformshouldbeonfullandfaircompensationfortheclaimantorbereavedfamily,andiskeenforthestatutorylistofpeoplewhoareabletoclaimforfinanciallossundertheFatalAccidentsActtobeextended.
InScotlandthislistisalreadyfarmorecomprehensivethanotherpartsoftheUK,whereclaimantsarelimited."InEnglandandWalesindividualclaimsfordamagesondeatharerestricted,whereasinScotlandwehavealwayshadamuchwidercategoryofpeoplewhocanmakeaclaim-providedtheyfallintothecategoryof'immediatefamily',suchasthedeceasedperson'sspouse,cohabitee,parentorchild,"explainsDouglasKeir,jointheadoftheinsuranceliabilityunitatAndersonStrathernSolicitorsinEdinburgh.
"FromMay2006,thisgroupwasextendedtoincludesiblings,civilpartners,grandparentsandgrandchildrenofthedeceased.Ontheotherhandrelationshipsbyaffinity,suchasin-laws,whocouldpreviouslymakeaclaim,wereexcluded."
AnotherkeydifferencebetweenthetwolegaljurisdictionsliesinthelevelofcompensationforbereavementavailableinEnglandandWalescomparedtoScotland.Intheformer,thisissetat£10,000bylaw,whereasinScotlandtherewardscanbemuchhigher.