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O'Louglin v Cape Distributions Ltd

Cape Distribution Ltd v O'Loughlin [2001] EWCA Civ 178; [2001] PIQR Q8

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)

Year2001

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 a dependant's loss may be measured by the cost of replacing the deceased's personal skill, flair and business acumen (here in managing a property portfolio), being a loss of an income stream generated by the deceased rather than an inherited capital asset, and there is no single prescriptive method for assessing such a loss.

Area of Law

General

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