Knauer (Widower and Administrator of the Estate of Sally Ann Knauer) (Appellant) v Mi

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Knauer (Widower and Administrator of the Estate of Sally Ann Knauer) (Appellant) v Ministry of Justice (Respondent)

Mesothelioma - The appropriate date for the assessment of multipliers in claims for future loss under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976; whether the appropriate date is the date of death or the date of trial.
Judgment appealed

[2014] EWHC 2553 (QB)



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Re: Knauer (Widower and Administrator of the Estate of Sally Ann Knauer) (Appellant)

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Appeal allowed: Date of Trial.

27. For these reasons, we would allow this appeal, and refuse to follow Cookson v Knowles and Graham v Dodds, on the basis that the correct date as at which to assess the multiplier when fixing damages for future loss in claims under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 should be the date of trial and not the date of death