When is the deadline for personal injury claims?
The catalogue records a 72 months period from The later of the date the cause of action accrued and the date of knowledge of the person injured. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 72 months
- Trigger
- The later of the date the cause of action accrued and the date of knowledge of the person injured
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- Six years, double the English three years under Limitation Act 1980 s.11. This is the single most dangerous assumption to import from England. Section 12(2) disapplies the earlier periods in the Act, so section 4 (tort) and section 7 (contract) do not apply where the damages include damages for personal injuries. 'Date of knowledge' is defined in section 15. The court has a dis