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When is the deadline for latent damage negligence actions (non personal injury)?

The catalogue records a 72 months period from Accrual of the cause of action (limb (a)) and the 'starting date' of knowledge defined in section 14(4) (limb (b)). This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.

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Period
72 months
Trigger
Accrual of the cause of action (limb (a)) and the 'starting date' of knowledge defined in section 14(4) (limb (b))
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  • Applies to negligence actions other than personal injury claims under section 13, and displaces section 4 (section 14(2)). The engine must compute both limbs and take the later. The 'starting date' is 'the earliest date on which the plaintiff or any person in whom the cause of action was vested before him first had both the knowledge required for bringing an action for damages

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