When is the deadline for action for damages for personal injuries (negligence, nuisance or breach of duty)?
The catalogue records a 36 months period from Date the cause of action accrued, or the earliest date of the claimant's requisite knowledge if later. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 36 months
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- Date the cause of action accrued, or the earliest date of the claimant's requisite knowledge if later
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- Amended by Act 25 of 2021 with effect from 1 April 2022; the consolidated text carries the annotation [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]. "Knowledge" is defined in section 24A(4) to (7) and includes constructive knowledge. Section 24A applies to any action for damages for negligence, nuisance or breach of duty, whether the duty arises in contract, under written law or independentl