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Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, 1964

In short

This law, the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, 1964, amends and expands upon the Civil Liability Act, 1961, primarily concerning how damages are assessed in personal injury cases and clarifying aspects of claims and insurance.

What it regulates

  • How certain sums are treated when calculating damages for personal injuries not resulting in death.
  • The process for making a claim or serving a notice, even if liability is not admitted.
  • Specific amendments to sections 27, 35(2), and 36 of the Principal Act.
  • The repeal of certain enactments.

Who it concerns

  • Individuals seeking damages for personal injuries.
  • Insurers and insured persons involved in liability claims.

Key points

  • When assessing damages for personal injury (not causing death), sums from insurance contracts or benefits like pensions/gratuities due to the injury are not to be considered.
  • A claim or notice can be made even if the person denies or does not admit being a wrongdoer, and this action does not imply admission of liability.
  • If an insurer does not pay a claim because it's set off against a sum owed to the insured, the insured can still recover the claim amount from the insurer.
  • The Act repeals specific parts of the Statute of Limitations, 1957 (Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 49) and the Civil Liability Act, 1961 (Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 40; paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 49).
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  3. s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1964 Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, 1964 Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, 1964 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Revised Act Acht Athbh… Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 17 of 1964. CIVIL LIABILITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Principal Act 1961, No. 41. 2. Sums not to be taken into account in assessing damages (personal injury not causing death). 3. Amendment of section 27 of Principal Act. 4. Amendment of section 35

(2)of Principal Act.
  1. Amendment of section 36 of Principal Act.
  2. Repeals.
  3. Short title, construction and collective citation. Schedule Number 17 of
  4. CIVIL LIABILITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964 AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE CIVIL LIABILITY ACT, 1961 . [7th July, 1964.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— Principal Act 1961, No.
  5. 1.—In this Act “the Principal Act” means the Civil Liability Act, 1961 . Sums not to be taken into account in assessing damages (personal injury not causing death). 2.—In assessing damages in an action to recover damages in respect of a wrongful act (including a crime) resulting in personal injury not causing death, account shall not be taken of— (a) any sum payable in respect of the injury under any contract of insurance, (b) any pension, gratuity or other like benefit payable under statute or otherwise in consequence of the injury. Amendment of section 27 of Principal Act. 3.—Section 27 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection: “
(5)A claim may be made or a notice may be served pursuant to subsection
(1)of this section notwithstanding that the person making the claim or serving the notice denies or does not admit that he is a wrongdoer, and the making of the claim or serving of the notice shall not be taken as implying any admission of liability by him.” Amendment of section 35
(2)of Principal Act. 4.—Subsection
(2)of section 35 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of “, subject to paragraph (a) of subsection
(1)of this section,” before “neither”. Amendment of section 36 of Principal Act. 5.—Section 36 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection: “
(5)Notwithstanding anything in section 62, where a claim is made against a person who is insured in respect of a liability alleged in that claim and the claim is not paid by the insurer by reason of its being set off in full against a sum owed to the insured by the person making such claim, the insured or any person representing or deriving title under him shall be entitled to recover from the insurers the amount of such claim.” Repeals. 6.—The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. Short title, construction and collective citation. 7.—
(1)This Act may be cited as the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, 1964.
(2)The Principal Act and this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Civil Liability Acts, 1961 and
  1. SCHEDULE Enactments Repealed Section 6 . Number and Year Short Title Extent of Repeal No. 6 of
  2. Statute of Limitations, 1957 . Paragraph (a) of subsection
(4)of section 49 . No. 41 of 1961. Civil Liability Act, 1961 . Paragraph (c) of subsection
(1)of section 40 ; paragraph (d) of subsection
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