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Nature of damages recoverable under section 18(1)(a) of the Civil Liability Act (Act 176)

Need for a dependent under the Act to prove the loss of dependency of life before an award can be made

Persons on whose behalf in a patrilineal society an action may be brought under Act 176

The principle for determining whether a party to a suit was entitled to damages for prospective dependency

Whether Act 176 permits a claim for funeral expenses

Whether a father can bring an action for himself and other dependants of the deceased in an action under Act 176

Whether a head of family has locus to sue under Act 176

Whether an action can be brought under the Civil Liability Act by a dependant of the deceased without having been first appointed a personal representative

Whether an award for mental distress under the Civil Liability Act is the same as damages awarded under nervous shock or psychiatric injury

Whether a sibling constitutes a dependent under the Civil Liability Act

Whether damages can be recovered under the Civil Liability Act (Act 176) for a prospective loss

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