Damages (Personal Injury or Death) : Fatal accident - Dependency claim - Award of exemplary damages - Whether exemplary damages could be awarded in claims founded on s 7 Civil Law Act 1956 - Whether s 8(2) Civil Law Act 1956 applicable for an award of exemplary damages where death of deceased was a result of a breach of his constitutional right to life

Damages (Personal Injury or Death) : Fatal accident - Dependency claim - Award of damages for pain and suffering - Whether general damages for pain and suffering could be awarded in a dependency claim brought under s 7 Civil Law Act 1956

Constitutional Law : Fundamental liberties - Right to life - Custodial death - Whether ss 7 and 8 Civil Law Act 1956 inapplicable to cases involving custodial deaths - Whether s 8(2) Civil Law Act 1956 applicable for an award of exemplary damages where death of deceased was as a result of a breach of his constitutional right to life - Federal Constitution, arts 5(1), 162(6)