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When is the deadline for fatal accident claims?

The catalogue records a 36 months period from The later of the date of death and the date of knowledge of the person for whose benefit the action is brought. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.

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Period
36 months
Trigger
The later of the date of death and the date of knowledge of the person for whose benefit the action is brought
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  • Same three years as England, but under the Bermuda Fatal Injuries (Actions for Damages) Act 1949 rather than the Fatal Accidents Act. A precondition in s.13(1) is that the deceased could still have maintained an action at the date of death. Where there is more than one dependant, the date of knowledge is applied separately to each (s.14(1)). Section 29 (disability) applies, but

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