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Enacted Seanad
No. 6 of 2004

Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004

Public bill · Government · Presented

The Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004 would shorten the time for starting a personal-injury claim to one year, require early notice to the alleged wrongdoer, and introduce stricter rules on evidence, detailed claims, mediation and settlement offers. False or misleading evidence could lead to criminal penalties and dismissal of a claimant’s case, while undeclared income could be ignored when damages are assessed. It would also allow anonymous reporting of family-law cases, transfer dormant court funds towards court buildings while protecting claimants’ money, and widen the Circuit Court’s role in property disputes.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for certain procedural and other changes in actions to recover damages for personal injuries; to provide than an action for personal injuries shall not be brought after the expiration of one year from the date of accrual of the cause of action or the date of knowledge of the cause of action whichever occurs later; to provide that where a plaintiff in a personal injuries action gives false evidence, the court may dismiss the plaintiff's action; to make provision in relation to the assessment of damages in a personal injuries action; to make provision in relation to the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court in proceedings relating to land; to provide for the disposal of part of the funds of suitors vested in the Accountant of the Courts of Justice; to make provision in relation to the publication of reports, and production of documents prepared for the purposes, of proceedings to be heard otherwise than in public; and for those purposes, to amend the Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act 1991, the Civil Liability Act 1961 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters

Last updated 13 April 2018

Sponsor
  • Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
    Seanad
  • Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Report Stage
    Seanad
  • Fifth Stage
    Seanad
  • Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Committee Stage
    Dáil
  • Report Stage
    Dáil
  • Fifth Stage
    Dáil Enacted
  • Enacted
    Enacted
Debates
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages.
    Seanad
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage.
    Dáil
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage.
    Dáil
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage.
    Dáil
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Message from Select Committee
    Dáil
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage.
    Dáil
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee.
    Dáil
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages.
    Seanad
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Committee Stage.
    Seanad
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    Seanad
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    Seanad
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    Seanad
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Order for Second Stage.
    Seanad
  • Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Second Stage.
    Seanad

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