Statute Of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2018

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2018 would give people harmed by thalidomide a clearer path to sue, even if a strict time limit would normally block their case. It says those injured as a result of their mother taking thalidomide during pregnancy should be treated as not being barred by delay when bringing legal action, including actions involving the State or government ministers. It applies to claims already in progress as well as future ones. The point is to help people affected by this drug seek redress after many years, when their injuries and the link to thalidomide may only have become fully clear later.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide that certain persons shall be under a disability for the purpose of bringing actions relating to injuries suffered as a result of maternal ingestion of thalidomide, for that purpose to amend the Statute of Limitations, Act 1957, and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Last updated 13 February 2020