Limitation period for a claim for compensation for moral damage
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According to the Civil Transactions Law, compensation for moral damage falls under the provisions of “compensation for a harmful act.” The statute of limitations for filing this lawsuit has been set at three main periods, depending on the case, in accordance with Article 143, as follows:
Basic term (three years):
The claim for compensation shall not be heard after the expiry of (three) years from the date on which the injured party became aware of the occurrence of the damage and became aware of the person responsible for it.
Maximum statute of limitations (ten years):
In all cases, the lawsuit is dropped and is not heard after the expiration of (ten) years from the date of the occurrence of the damage itself, even if the injured party did not know about the damage or who was responsible for it until after the expiration of this period.
Exception for crimes (link of civil action to criminal action):
If the moral damage and the claim for compensation arise from a crime (such as defamation, slander, or physical assault), then the civil compensation claim remains heard and does not expire as long as the criminal case is not prevented from being heard (i.e. it still exists and has not been dropped).
Therefore, it is necessary to initiate a compensation claim as soon as we learn of the damage and identify the person who caused it to avoid the right to claim being lost over time.
Limitation period for a claim for compensation for moral damage
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