Time limit for injury compensation claims
With personal injury compensation claims there is a standard three year limit to make your claim in the UK, with a few exceptions.
The three years start from the date that the accident took place. However if, for example your injury is an occupational disease, such as occupational lung disease, your symptoms won’t appear for several years after the initial exposure. In cases such as this the three year time limit starts from the date you find out that your injury is a result of an accident/exposure.
Exceptions to the three year limit for example refer to child cases. If a child suffered as a result of an accident in their early years that has left them with personal injury, they will have three years from their 18th birthday to make a claim.
People who are being treated under the Mental Health Act 1983 also fall into the exception. Their three year time limit starts from the day they are discharged as a patient. If it is a fatal accident claim the three years start from the date of the death; unless it was after this date that the cause of death was linked to an accident/exposure to harmful substances. If it is after the death, the three year time limit starts from the day the post mortem confirms the cause of death.
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