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Chronus
 
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Civil claims ?

Have a look at the following news report:
Shoreham air crash families get compensation - BBC News

The civil claim aspects may have all been done and dusted by now.

Criminal offences are not about monetary compensation, these are entirely a different ball game played in a different field, namely the criminal courts and not the local county court or the chancery division of the high court. The chaps in wigs are all from the criminal bar.
So we are currently contemplating whether or not the CAA, the organisers, the aircraft owner and the pilot, or any combination/ permutation thereof, are about to be brought to face criminal charges,and the prospect of doing time in one of her majesty`s prisons and some fines if they are convicted of the lesser offences. If convicted on the more serious offence of manslaughter/gross negligence, then it is lots of porridge. Plenty of plea bargaining before it gets to the Old Bailey, if it is to go in that direction of course. But if it ever comes to pass, then it will be a trial of some proportions. Look how long the French took over Concorde and the Mulhouse -Habsehim Airbus crashes.
Over here in the UK of late we had the case of the Red Arrows crash and the tragic death of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, the CPS decision is at :
CPS decision on the death of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham
So I think it will be a first for the UK if it goes to trial.
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