Fatal Accident and Inquest Solicitors

Pannone’s personal injury solicitors take fatal accident compensation claims on a no-win, no-fee basis which ensures that you will receive 100% of the compensation that you are awarded. Our service is completely free to you.

For a free consultation with a personal injury solicitor that specialises in fatal accident claims, call our helpline on Freephone 0800 0384 384 or contact us by e-mail. We can review your claim at no cost to you. Please call us if only to put your mind at rest.

If you have a loved one who has died in an accident then we appreciate the traumas that you must now be facing. No doubt you will be experiencing shock, distress, maybe anger and disbelief. At some point you may want or need to consider the question of claiming compensation.

Compensation may become a necessity if, for example, a child is left without a parent or an adult is left without their bread-winning spouse or partner. Where the fatal accident or injury occurred as a result of negligence, Pannone’s expert fatal accident solicitors can help you through the difficult process of making a compensation claim so that you can ensure your financial stability while you cope with your devastating loss.

Dependents of the victim can claim compensation for fatal injuries from work accidents, medical negligence, car crashes, train crashes, plane crashes or any type of fatal accident where a third party was at least partially to blame. Spouses, children, civil partners, parents of victims who were under 18 years old and partners who have been co-habiting for over two years can claim in two ways:

• If the deceased suffered any pain or distress following their accident, you can claim for their suffering. You can also claim for any financial losses from medical expenses, loss of earnings or even funeral expenses


• Under the Fatal Accidents Act of 1976, dependents can claim for loss of financial support, loss of other types of support such as childcare or household duties, loss of benefits such as pension rights, bereavement compensation for pain and suffering and funeral expenses.

You should understand that a civil claim for fatal accident compensation will not result in a punishment for the negligent party. In most cases the compensation will be paid by an insurance company. While pursuing a compensation claim over the death of your loved one can help you get an explanation of what happened and can lay blame for the accident, it will have no bearing on whether the police will launch a criminal case.

Inquest Solicitors

Where the cause of death is sudden, violent or unknown, the state may call for an inquest into a fatal accident or injury. If somebody dies while in prison or in police custody an inquest is required by law. The purpose of an inquest is to establish the cause of death and the circumstances which led to the death. An inquest does not ever determine blame.

As a family member, you may attend the inquest as an interested party or you may appoint an inquest solicitor to attend in your place. Specialist inquest solicitors will know the correct procedure for applying to question witnesses, should you have anything to ask, or should your solicitor feel that obtaining information in the inquest might assist your fatal accident claim.

The Coroner will preside over the inquest and will question witnesses and examine evidence, including medical evidence and records of a post mortem, if one was carried out, to determine the cause of death. If the coroner feels that the results of the inquest indicate that steps need to be taken to prevent similar accidents, he may draw attention to this issue by writing to a local council or appropriate government official.

If you have been reading this section of our website then you may well have been recently bereaved. We understand all the difficulties that you currently have to face but, we can help pursue any fatal accident claim for compensation and/or assist you with the inquest process. We can also put you in touch with Charities who seek to help people in your circumstance.

Call Freephone 0800 0384 384 now for a free consultation with a Pannone Solicitor that specialises in Fatal Accident Claims and Inquests.