Professional Standards Act 1994

Limitation imposed on single claims A limitation imposed by a scheme in force under this Act of an amount of damages is a limitation of the amount of damages that may be awarded for a single claim and is not a limitation of the amount of damages that may be awarded for all claims arising out of a single event.

No splitting of plaintiffs Claims by a number of persons who have a joint interest in a cause of action are to be treated as a single claim for the purposes of this Act despite the fact that they may also have several interests.

No splitting of defendants Two or more claims by the same person arising out of a single event against persons to whom a scheme in force under this Act applies and who are associated are to be treated as a single claim for the purposes of this Act.

Associated defendants Persons are associated if they are:

partners, employees of the same employer or in the relationship of employer and employee, or

officers of the same body corporate or in the relationship of body corporate and officer of the body corporate (with officer having the same meaning as in section 18), or

persons who are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.