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If you have suffered an injury that you have discovered within the last 3 years then you may be able to recover damages. A claim for compensation must be settled or legal proceedings must have been issued within three years of the event causing the injury. Legal action will become statute barred if this time limit is exceeded however there are some exceptions to this rule.
In claims for minors the three year period does not start running until the eighteenth birthday.
In clinical claims the three year period begins to run from the date when the injury was first discovered.
For people who suffer from mental incapacity the time may never start to run.
Judges have discretion to override the time limits.
Compensation For Medical Negligence may Include:
- Loss of past and future income
- Care for the past and care for the future
- Medical expenses and prescriptions
- Pain and suffering including psychological damage
- Loss of amenities of life
- Reduced employment prospects
- Legal expenses
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