4Existing causes of action for personal injuries may be extended where latent injury etc

#### 4 Existing causes of action for personal injuries may be extended where latent injury etc 4 Existing causes of action for personal injuries may be extended where latent injury etc > > (1) Section 60G also applies to a cause of action, founded on negligence, nuisance or breach of duty, being a cause of action that accrued or would have accrued before 1 September 1990, but does not apply to a cause of action arising under the [Compensation to Relatives Act 1897](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1897-031). > > > (2) Section 60H also applies to— > > > > > (a) a cause of action for damages arising under the [Compensation to Relatives Act 1897](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1897-031) by virtue of the death of a person caused by a wrongful act, neglect or default, or > > > > > (b) a cause of action that would arise under the [Compensation to Relatives Act 1897](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1897-031) but for the expiration as against the deceased of a limitation period, > > > > being a cause of action that accrued or would have accrued before 1 September 1990. > > > (3) Sections 60G and 60H so apply— > > > > > (a) whether or not a relevant limitation period has expired— > > > > > > > (i) before 1 September 1990, or > > > > > > > (ii) before an application is made under either of those sections in respect of the cause of action, and > > > > > (b) whether or not an action has been commenced on the cause of action before 1 September 1990, and > > > > > (c) whether or not a judgment on the cause of action has, on the ground that a limitation period applying to the cause of action had expired before 1 September 1990, been given (whether before, on or after that date), and > > > > > (d) whether or not a judgment in respect of legal professional negligence has, on the ground that a limitation period applying to the cause of action had expired before 1 September 1990, been given (whether before, on or after that date). > > > (4) The court may make an order under section 60G or 60H, in relation to a cause of action referred to in this clause, if an application for such an order is made within— > > > > > (a) the period of 3 years referred to in section 60I, or > > > > > (b) the period of 3 years commencing on 1 September 1990. > > > (5) For the purposes of this clause, a reference in Part 3 to a limitation period is to be read as including a reference to a limitation period as defined by this Part.