THE Law Reform Commission has proposed bringing a time limit of two years for the bringing of a civil action before the courts.
The Report makes 26 recommendations for reform of the law and includes a draft Limitations Bill 2011 to implement them.
The Statute of Limitations sets down specific time limits available to a person to initiate a civil claim against another person.
The report proposes a new Limitations Bill to replace the 1957 Statute of Limitations, which allowed for different time limits in different circumstances - the most common cases this applied to involved contracts, debt and personal injuries.