SQE1 sample questions

Question 101

A 25 year old man is injured in a road traffic accident caused by a negligent lorry driver. The man is knocked unconscious and is taken to hospital. He does not regain consciousness as he has suffered serious head injuries. He remains unconscious for six months, after which time he dies of his injuries.

The man had been an avid football fan, attending all home and away matches of his local team. He was employed as a zookeeper.

The man’s mother, in her capacity as the executor of his estate, wishes to bring a claim in negligence against the lorry driver for compensation. She is correctly advised that the claim is likely to succeed and that the estate will be awarded damages to the date of the man’s death.

For which of the following heads of damage will the estate recover compensation?

A. Loss of amenity and loss of earnings only.

B. Pain and suffering, and loss of earnings only.

C. Loss of amenity only.

D. Pain and suffering, loss of amenity and loss of earnings.

E. Pain and suffering only.


A - Loss of amenity and loss of earnings only.

Candidates who answered correctly: 39%


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