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Understanding fatal injury
Nothing can replace the person you've lost. Fatal accident compensation can help protect your family from financial hardship on top of grief. Here's what your claim can cover.
Compensation for the income your loved one would have earned over their working life, salary, pension contributions, bonuses, and overtime.
Childcare, household management, caring duties. The law recognises that unpaid work has real financial worth and must be compensated.
Funeral expenses, legal fees, probate costs, and all the immediate financial burden that follows a death. You shouldn't have to bear these alone.
Securing your family home, covering mortgage payments, or finding alternative accommodation. Your family's stability is factored into your claim.
A statutory payment of £15,120 acknowledging your loss. Available to spouses, civil partners, and cohabiting partners of two or more years.
The grief, trauma, and emotional suffering your family endures. The psychological toll of losing a loved one is recognised in your claim.
1 If your claim succeeds, a success fee of 42% incl. VAT will be charged. If you cancel after the 14-day cancellation period, a cancellation fee may apply.
2 Cumulative customers helped, based on Claimsline records.
3 Aggregate annual compensation recovered by our solicitor panel. Individual outcomes vary.
Claimsline Group Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in respect of regulated claims management activities (FRN 831196).
Claimsline Group Ltd is a claims management company and receives a referral fee for introducing customers to a solicitor. Any solicitor we recommend you to is an independent professional from whom you will receive impartial and confidential guidance. You are free to choose another solicitor.
You are not required to use a claims management company to make a personal injury claim. It is possible to present the claim yourself for free, either directly to the person you wish to claim against, or through an authorised person such as a solicitor.
Every fatal injury claim is different. Your family's losses, dependency, and circumstances all factor in.
Bereavement award (statutory)
Loss of dependency (low)
Loss of dependency (moderate)
Loss of dependency (high)
Funeral expenses
Pain & suffering (pre-death)
Loss of services (childcare)
Psychiatric injury (family)
Based on Judicial College Guidelines and Fatal Accidents Act 1976. Dependency claims vary based on the deceased's earnings, age, and family circumstances.
Making a claim shouldn't feel like another battle.
Common accidents
Every year, preventable accidents steal lives. When negligence causes a death, families deserve answers and compensation.
Road traffic accidents
1,645 lives lost on UK roads in 2023
Workplace accidents
138 workers killed in 2023/24
Medical negligence
GP, hospital, or surgical failures
Industrial diseases
Asbestosis, chemical exposure
Inadequate supervision or neglect
Public place accidents
Falls, unsafe premises, defects
If someone you love died because of another person's negligence, your family deserves justice. We handle road traffic accident claims and workplace accident compensation cases every day.
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Common questions
Everything you need to know about making a fatal injury claim. Can't find your answer? Call us on 0333 006 8282.
You can pursue a fatal injury claim if you're the legal representative of your loved one's estate, either the Executor or Administrator. The accident must have been caused by someone else's negligence, whether a driver, employer, medical professional, or property owner.
Losing someone to negligence is devastating, and the financial burden shouldn't fall on you. Call us on 0333 006 8282. It's No Win, No Fee¹.
Fatal accident compensation can cover future lost earnings, services they provided (like childcare), funeral costs, and housing concerns. Eligible claimants may also receive the statutory bereavement award of £15,120. Other financial losses depend on the evidence and individual circumstances.
Yes, you absolutely can claim if medical negligence caused or contributed to their death. This includes GP mistakes, hospital errors, surgical failures, or care home negligence. Most medical negligence claims are settled without going to court.
The law recognises two types: claims for the person who died (covering their pain, suffering, and losses before death) and claims for dependants under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. Spouses, partners, children, parents, and other family members who relied on them financially can all claim.
No upfront payment is needed to start a No Win, No Fee¹ fatal accident claim. If the claim is unsuccessful, no success fee is charged. If it succeeds, the agreed success fee and cancellation terms are explained before you proceed.
You have three years from the date of death to start your claim. If the cause wasn't immediately obvious, the three years start from when you discovered the accident or illness was responsible. Call us on 0333 006 8282, don't let time slip away.
Preventable fatal accidents remain a serious problem. In 2023, 1,645 people died on UK roads according to Department for Transport figures. In 2023/24, 138 workers died in workplace accidents according to RIDDOR statistics.
Every one of these represents a family who may be entitled to fatal accident compensation. If you've lost someone to negligence, your family deserves justice.
Why Claimsline
From day one. They know your case inside out. No repeating your story to multiple different people.
Our solicitor panel is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Over a decade of getting people the compensation they deserve.
Thousands of reviews. 50,000+ customers helped. Over a decade of experience getting people what they deserve.
You pay absolutely nothing upfront. We only get paid when you do. The financial risk sits with us.
We help hundreds of people throughout the UK each day. Our working partners recover over £100 million in compensation each year.
Most of the time, we can connect you with a specialist fatal injury solicitor on the same call.
Don't let someone else's negligence leave your family without the support you deserve. We fight for every penny you're owed, and there are no upfront costs*.
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