Lord Campbell's Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Fatal Accidents Act
gptkbp:appliesTo fatal accidents
gptkbp:area tort law
gptkbp:category gptkb:English_tort_law
gptkb:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_concerning_England_and_Wales
1846 in law
gptkbp:citation 9 & 10 Vict. c. 93
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1846
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Campbell's Act
gptkbp:influenced wrongful death statutes in other jurisdictions
gptkbp:officialName Fatal Accidents Act 1846
gptkbp:precededBy no statutory right for families to claim damages for wrongful death
gptkbp:providesFor action for damages by relatives of deceased
gptkbp:purpose to provide compensation for families of people killed by wrongful acts
gptkbp:relatedLegislation Fatal Accidents Act 1976
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:John_Campbell,_1st_Baron_Campbell
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Obscene_Publications_Act_1857
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8