Damages for personal injuries and causing death resulting from road traffic accident: A survey from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ismail, S.Z., Khalil, S.A., Al-Mekhlafi, A.M.A.S., Samudin, S.A.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc; K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18069/1/All.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/18069/; https://scholarsummit.ui.ac.id/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

In Malaysia, damages for personal injuries and causing death, other than homicide, is primarily governed by the Civil Law Act 1956 (Amendment 1984). Quantum for damages for personal injuries are said to be higher that the fatal case which is confined to bereavement, funeral expenses, estate claimand...