Personal Injury Limitation Calculator
Calculate the 3-year limitation deadline for a personal injury claim under the Limitation Act 1980, including special rules for minors and the date of knowledge.
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When to use this tool
Use as soon as you suffer a personal injury or discover that an injury was caused by another party's fault. The 3-year limitation period under s.11 of the Limitation Act 1980 runs from the date of the accident or the date you first had knowledge that the injury was significant and attributable to the defendant. For claimants who were under 18 at the time of injury, time does not begin to run until their 18th birthday.
Personal Injury Limitation Calculator
The date on which the injury occurred, or โ for disease claims โ the date exposure began.
Legal basis
- Limitation Act 1980 s.11 โ 3-year period for personal injury claims; runs from date of accrual or date of knowledge (whichever is later).
- Limitation Act 1980 s.14 โ Definition of โdate of knowledgeโ (significant injury, attributable to defendant, identity of defendant).
- Limitation Act 1980 s.28 โ Disability (minority and mental incapacity): time does not run while the disability subsists.
- Limitation Act 1980 s.33 โ Court's broad discretion to disapply the 3-year period where equitable to do so.