Lost Years
Lost Years
This is where a living claimant following a serious injury (or a “fatal accident” that was not instantaneous) has had his life shortened by injuries and who seeks damages for the pecuniary benefit he would have received during the span of life of which he has been deprived – the “lost years.” This is valid claim Pickett v British Rail Engineering [1980] AC (HL).
There may be injustice to the defendant following a fatal accident, where compensation may have to be paid twice to beneficiaries of the deceased estate whose claim do not coincide with the dependants claim under the LRMPA and FAA. The claim for lost years under the former Act was abolished under s 4(2) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 in the case of deaths after 31 December 1982.
A lost years claim following a fatal accident is mainly in relation to loss of earnings but it can extend to any pecuniary loss providing it is not too remote.
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