Civil Liability Amendment Bill 2006

The Bill amended the Civil Liability Act 2002 to make further provision with respect to damages for gratuitous attendant care services and for loss of capacity.

About the Bill

The object of this Bill is to amend the principal Act:

  1. To enable certain claimants who have personal injury claims (including in respect of motor accidents and dust-related conditions) to recover damages for the loss of their capacity to provide gratuitous domestic services to their dependents.
  2. To provide a cap on the hourly rate for calculating the amount of Griffiths v Kerkemeyer damages that claimants with personal injury claims in respect of dust-related conditions may recover.

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Civil Liability Amendement Bill 2006 PDF 289KB File last updated on: 15 July 2023.
Background paper on the Civil Liability Amendment Bill 2006 PDF 50.21KB File last updated on: 15 July 2023.

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Type: Corporate document
Author: The Cabinet Office
Publication Date: 01 April 2006

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