144Amount payable to be reduced in certain cases

144 Amount payable to be reduced in certain cases If a dependent partner or a dependent child of a deceased person makes an application under section 142 or 143, the amount payable in respect of the application must be reduced by any amount which has already been awarded to the dependent partner or dependent child in respect of the death of the deceased person in a judgment or order for damages made in proceedings under Part III of the **Wrongs Act 1958**.