Civil Liability Act 2002

Part 2 of this Act does not apply to or in respect of an award of damages on a claim against the Crown if the Crown has been notified in writing of the claim before 20 March 2002 and—

the damages are awarded (or are the subject of a settlement or consent order made) before 1 September 2002, or

proceedings on the claim are commenced in a court before 1 September 2002, or

proceedings on the claim cannot be commenced before 1 September 2002 because the injury concerned has not stabilised.

This clause does not apply to an award in respect of a health care claim as defined in the Health Care Liability Act 2001.

In this clause—