[22C Actions under the 1987 Act where death has resulted from personal injuries]
Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c 52) | Legislation

[22C  Actions under the 1987 Act where death has resulted from personal injuries]

[(1)     This section shall apply to an action to enforce an obligation arising from liability under section 2 of the 1987 Act (to make reparation for damage caused wholly or partly by a defect in a product) where a person has died from personal injuries and the damages claimed include damages for those personal injuries or that death.

(2)     Subject to subsection (4) below, an action to which this section applies shall not be competent unless it is commenced within the period of 3 years after

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Novation—why and how to novate a contract

Novation—why and how to novate a contractThere may be times when, rather than assigning the benefit of an agreement to a third party, the original parties wish instead to end their obligations to each other under that agreement and, in effect, recreate it, with the third party stepping into the

LEXISNEXIS

False imprisonment

False imprisonmentLiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made against a public body that exercises detention powers, usually a local police force, the Secretary of State for the Home Department or the Secretary

LEXISNEXIS

Traditional procurement of construction contracts

Traditional procurement of construction contractsThis Practice Note provides a basic explanation of traditional procurement in construction. It looks at why this type of procurement is used and also considers particular issues to take into account when choosing to follow this procurement route.When

LEXISNEXIS

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention) [Archived]

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention) [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note has been produced in partnership with Guy Pendell, Liz Williams and Kushal Gandhi of CMS.This Practice Note covers the situation where the UK