Bermuda civil and statutory proceedings
How is Bermuda fatal injury limitation assessed?
Ordinarily three years from the later event. Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period. First establish section 13(1) eligibility at death. Different beneficiaries have separate knowledge positions under section 14. Section 13(3) restricts the applicable extension provisions.
- Period
- Ordinarily three years from the later event
- Trigger
- Later of death and that beneficiary’s statutory knowledge
- Rule
- Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2)
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2). Official consolidated body retrieved October 10, 2026. Bermuda Laws Online states laws amended through August 11, 2026.
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First establish section 13(1) eligibility at death. Different beneficiaries have separate knowledge positions under section 14. Section 13(3) restricts the applicable extension provisions. Establish later of death and that beneficiary’s statutory knowledge and the actual completion required to establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period.
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How is Bermuda fatal injury limitation assessed?
Ordinarily three years from the later event. Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period. First establish section 13(1) eligibility at death. Different beneficiaries have separate knowledge positions under section 14. Section 13(3) restricts the applicable extension provisions.
Responsible actor. Person bringing an action for a qualifying beneficiary.
Later of death and that beneficiary’s statutory knowledge.
First establish section 13(1) eligibility at death. Different beneficiaries have separate knowledge positions under section 14. Section 13(3) restricts the applicable extension provisions.
First establish section 13(1) eligibility at death. Different beneficiaries have separate knowledge positions under section 14. Section 13(3) restricts the applicable extension provisions.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2)How does this provision count time?
- Establish later of death and that beneficiary’s statutory knowledge.
- Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period.
- Check the deceased’s ability to sue at death, then apply the later-event comparison separately for each beneficiary.
- Each dependant’s eligibility and knowledge require separate examination. A closed Registry cannot resolve the deceased’s ability to sue at death.
Check the deceased’s ability to sue at death, then apply the later-event comparison separately for each beneficiary.
Each dependant’s eligibility and knowledge require separate examination. A closed Registry cannot resolve the deceased’s ability to sue at death.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
First establish section 13(1) eligibility at death. Different beneficiaries have separate knowledge positions under section 14. Section 13(3) restricts the applicable extension provisions. Establish later of death and that beneficiary’s statutory knowledge and the actual completion required to establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period.
Person bringing an action for a qualifying beneficiary establishes later of death and that beneficiary’s statutory knowledge. Check the deceased’s ability to sue at death, then apply the later-event comparison separately for each beneficiary. Ordinarily three years from the later event. Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period. Each dependant’s eligibility and knowledge require separate examination. A closed Registry cannot resolve the deceased’s ability to sue at death. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
One dependant knew the relevant facts earlier than another. First establish section 13(1) eligibility at death. Different beneficiaries have separate knowledge positions under section 14. Section 13(3) restricts the applicable extension provisions. Resolve the changed source branch and required act. The nominal period alone does not establish this scenario.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual procedure and branch
- First establish section 13(1) eligibility at death. Different beneficiaries have separate knowledge positions under section 14. Section 13(3) restricts the applicable extension provisions.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Check the deceased’s ability to sue at death, then apply the later-event comparison separately for each beneficiary. Each dependant’s eligibility and knowledge require separate examination. A closed Registry cannot resolve the deceased’s ability to sue at death.
- Actor and required completion
- Person bringing an action for a qualifying beneficiary. Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period.
- First establish section 13(1) eligibility at death. Different beneficiaries have separate knowledge positions under section 14. Section 13(3) restricts the applicable extension provisions.
- Person bringing an action for a qualifying beneficiary. Later of death and that beneficiary’s statutory knowledge. Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period. First establish section 13(1) eligibility at death. Different beneficiaries have separate knowledge positions under section 14. Section 13(3) restricts the applicable extension provisions.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
How is Bermuda fatal injury limitation assessed?
Does death always provide three years regardless of prior expiry?
No. Section 13(1) restricts the action where the injured person could no longer maintain it at death.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2)Is knowledge assessed once for all dependants?
No. Section 14 applies the knowledge branch separately.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2)Does section 34 discretion revive the deceased’s eligibility test?
Section 13(1) says not to account for that possibility in its specified assessment.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2)Which extension provision expressly applies?
Section 13(3) applies section 29 and otherwise excludes Parts II and III.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2)What if one beneficiary is outside time?
Section 14 provides exclusion and its stated exception.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2)Which source defines knowledge?
Section 15 defines the knowledge used in sections 12 and 13.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 13(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Sections 2, 3 and 29–34; applicable exclusions and special provisions | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act 1951, applicable interpretation and time provisions | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |