BARLOW ROBBINS LEGAL ASSISTANCE AFTER A FATALITY
Legal Assistance following a fatality
Inquests and Claims
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BARLOW ROBBINS LEGAL ASSISTANCE AFTER A FATALITY
WHO WE ARE Barlow Robbins are specialist personal injury lawyers. We can help you to find a way through the wide range of issues following a fatal accident and bereavement with honesty, clarity and compassion. Words can never express the tragedy of the loss of a loved one in an accident. At a time when you will be grieving, there will be lots of things that you will have to deal with. We can relieve that burden for you by working alongside you. We are experienced in fatal accident claims arising from road traffic accidents, accidents at work or involving medical negligence.
Where we are Although Surrey based, we represent clients on a national level.
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WHAT WE DO We will fight to win compensation for you and your family. We help you and your family at this traumatic time, to guide you clearly through the maze of legal, regulatory and advisory issues that may have to be managed. With our knowledge and experience in this area, we can secure compensation for the family and the estate which will include bereavement damages, reimbursement of funeral expences and compensation to achieve financial security for the future.
We have lawyers who can: ■
Provide representation at an inquest
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Sort out and manage the estate of the deceased
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Advise on employment law
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Help you navigate your way through state benefit claims
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Assist you if you are self employed
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Set up a Trust to protect your money
Your Journey: FIGHTING YOUR CORNER
MORE THAN MONEY
You can have confidence in our ability as lawyers - we win more than our fair share of cases. We are not afraid of a challenge and have gained a reputation we are proud of.
We offer complete solutions, advising you on measures which ensure your finances, family situation, employment or business needs are all taken into consideration.
BARLOW ROBBINS LEGAL ASSISTANCE AFTER A FATALITY
OUR INPUT
ACCIDENT
INQUEST
INVESTIGATION
Assisting you to know what
Attending the inquest,
Gathering and securing
help is available and working together to guide you through the legal process.
making representations and
evidence. Providing
answering legal questions.
support though any
WHO DOES WHAT? Funeral – Your focus in the early days will probably be on the funeral. You will be helped through that process by many different people. The Estate – After somebody has died, their money and assets are known as their estate. An executor will deal with the estate if the deceased left a Will. If a Will has not been set in place, then Letters of Administration need to be taken out. We can help you with this Inquest – The coroner may hold an inquest. The purpose of an inquest is to establish who died, when, where and how they died. We can represent you at the inquest and help you through the process. Criminal Prosecution – The police or the Health & Safety Executive are likely to be heavily involved after a fatal accident.
criminal process.
If the evidence they gather supports a prosecution, a case will be brought to court. We can explain this process for you. We will obtain the police and HSE file as soon as the case is closed. Interim Payments – Whoever was responsible for the death will probably be insured. We will deal with their insurance company to try and persuade them to release funds to help you get by in the early days, particularly if there has been loss of earnings or if you need to pay for child care for example.
WHO CAN CLAIM? A claim can be brought by anybody who is legally entitled to represent the deceased's estate. If there is a Will this will be an executor. If there is no Will, a claim can be brought by an immediate family member, such as the widow or widower, a child
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INTERIM PAYMENTS
SETTLEMENT
Securing funds to alleviate immediate
Providing specialist knowledge and advice
financial pressures.
to help the injured person/family secure the maximum compensation they are entitled to.
or parent. Letters of Administration may need to be applied for. There may also be family members who depended upon the deceased when they were alive. This could have been for money, care or support. This is a claim in its own right under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976.
Dependents must be: ■
The wife or husband or former wife or husband of the deceased;
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Any person who was living with the deceased in the same household immediately before the accident, for at least 2 years;
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A parent of the deceased or anyone treated by the deceased as a parent;
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Any biological child of the deceased or anyone treated by the deceased as a child of the family eg. a step-child;
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Any person who is or is the child of, a brother, sister, uncle or aunt of the deceased.
We can advise you whether there is a dependency claim and what evidence is needed to support this claim and calculate it for you.
BARLOW ROBBINS LEGAL ASSISTANCE AFTER A FATALITY
HELPFUL SUPPORT The death of a loved one or close family member or friend can be devastating. There may be children or young people in the family who will be affected. There will be a range of emotions as people come to terms with what has happened.
Your local GP will also help and guide you to local services which may be able to help. We have set out below a number of charities who may be able to assist.
USEFUL CONTACTS BRAKE – the road safety charity Brake offers a helpline and support for those bereaved or seriously injured in a crash, no
matter when or where it occurred. They offer emotional and practical help.
0808 8000 401 helpline@brake.org.uk www.brake.org.uk
ROADPEACE Roadpeace provides both support for existing victims and work to prevent future victims by campaigning for road danger reduction.
0845 4500 355* helpline@roadpeace.org www.roadpeace.org.uk
*9am - 5pm on Monday to Friday WINSTONS WISH – Charity For Bereaved Children The UK’s first childhood bereavement
charity – supporting bereaved children since 1992.
0808 8020 021
info@winstonswish.org.uk www.winstonswish.org.uk
MIND Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They aim to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
020 8519 2122 supporterservices@mind.org.uk www.mind.org.uk
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CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement.
0300 1233 393 support@childbereavementuk.org www.childbereavementuk.org
CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE They offer support, advice and information to
0808 8081 677
one dies and work to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.
www.cruse.org.uk
children, young people and adults when some-
info@cruse.org.uk
CONTACT US Do get in touch if you wish to discuss any of the topics outlined in this brochure. Alternatively view our website for further information regarding our services.
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