Accident leading to serious injury later in life

dvdfan

Hi,

Ive a mate that was injured while working for the army, 2 years later he developed a serious health condition at the time it was unknown. Just recently he came across documentation that suggested the original accident could be a factor in the development of the serious health condition. The research that proves this spans from 10 years after the accident until recently but he just became aware of it, is this covered under an exception if he decides to make a claim, i know for example in english law if you hurt your arm today and find out 1 month later its broke the 2-3 limitation starts from when the break was confirmed, couldnt find anything for Irish law but is it the same?

The accident happened while serving abroad for the army if that makes any difference. Dont want to discuss the details of the accident in public obviously but there is compelling evidence relating what happened in the accident to the illness he developed but there was nothing released that researched this until approx 10 years later?

McCrack

I'm not giving advice here. The statute of limitations (time by which to issue proceedings) in this jurisdiction is two years from date of accident or from when the injured party had knowledge from when the action accrured.

A personal injury solicitor is your mate's next call.