6 Mar 2015
BUSHRA BIBI AND ANOTHER v. METHOD BUILDING & ENGINEERING WORKS LTD (in liquidation) AND OTHERS
- Citation
- BUSHRA BIBI AND ANOTHER v. METHOD BUILDING & ENGINEERING WORKS LTD (in liquidation) AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI301/2012
The court approved the agreed apportionment of damages as tabled after deducting specified employees' compensation ($885,710.58), entered judgment for the agreed damages with directions for distribution, awarded interest on pre-trial loss of dependency ($599,242.48) at 4% p.a. from date of death to 17 September 2012, and held that bereavement damages attract interest at the full judgment rate (8% p.a.) from date of death to date of judgment; costs of the apportionment hearing and related written submissions were ordered to be paid by the 1st and 2nd defendants to the plaintiffs and Madam Cali…