32Limitation of amount of damages

32 Limitation of amount of damages

(1)  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.

(2)  Separate claims by two or more persons who have a joint interest in a cause of action founded on the same act or omission are to be treated as a single claim for the purposes of this Act.

(3)  Two or more claims of the same type 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 persons are to be treated as a single claim for the purposes of this Act.

(4)  Persons are associated if they are –

(a) officers of the same body corporate (within the meaning of section 21 ); or

(b) partners, employees of the same employer or in the relationship of employer and employee; or

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