Bereaved Claims and Hypothetical Life Course in Leiden
In death damage cases in Leiden, often occurring among students and academics at Leiden University, chances of survival, career development, and partnership are discounted (Article 6:108 BW). The District Court of The Hague, competent for Leiden, calculates lost maintenance using probabilistic life expectancy, taking into account local demographics.
Supreme Court judgment of 26 June 2015 (ECLI:NL:HR:2015:1793) confirms the discounting of divorce chances, applied in Leiden cases such as bicycle accidents on the canals. Actuarial tables from the CBS, adjusted to the young population in Leiden, support this.
Practice in Leiden
Widows in Leiden often claim child maintenance after accidents near the university campus; judges reduce claims based on unemployment chances of the deceased, given the stable labor market in the region. Experts model scenarios with Leiden-specific factors such as student lifestyles.
This ensures fair compensation for bereaved parties in the historic city center of Leiden.