United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5346
Roads: Accidents
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19 May 2022
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26 May 2022 · Answer
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26 May 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that road crash victims and their families receive adequate compensation and support following a successful defence of automatism.
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19 May 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that road crash victims and their families receive adequate compensation and support following a successful defence of automatism.
Source: Commons
26 May 2022
Answer
Automatism is a lawful defence in both civil and criminal cases and, where no agreement on liability and compensation for those injured in a road crash can be reached between a claimant and defendant, the courts will decide each case on its merits. Theref...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-19/5346
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1464550
- uk · wq-1464550 · source updated 26 May 2022