If you or a loved one have suffered personal injuries in a car accident or slip, trip and fall accident, you have a time limit for which you can sue for those injuries.

In accordance with the Limitations Act, you have two years from the date that you knew or ought to have known that those personal injuries were sustained as a result of an accident; this date usually runs from the date of the accident itself.

The two-year limitation to sue for personal injuries may be extended by the court in some cases, however, the general rule of thumb is that this two-year rule is firm.

Regardless of the two-year limitation rule, once 10 years have passed since the accident, a limitation rule will be triggered, regardless of whether or not you have discovered your personal injuries, and you will be barred from bringing any action after 10 years; this is often referred to as the “10 year drop dead rule”.

While there are some exceptions to these limitation rules, it is important that you contact a knowledgeable personal injury lawyer as soon as practical after being involved in a car accident or slip, trip and fall accident.

If you have been involved in a car accident or slip, trip and fall accident, and have or may have suffered personal injuries, contact a knowledgeable lawyer at Law Fifty One LLP to see what options may be available to you in order to claim compensation.