I. Introduction
Personal Injury is a broad concept which may cover any type of
physical, mental and emotional harm that is suffered by a person
due to the wrongful act or omission of another person. Very often,
people who suffer harm that can be reparable through a civil action
are not fully aware of their legal rights and therefore they do not
use all the available legal means that are available to them.
In Cyprus, Personal Injury law is covered largely by the Civil
Wrongs Law, Cap.148, which codifies most of the principles found in
English Tort law, which deals with negligence, personal injury and
any other harm caused wrongfully to one person by another.
The most common situations where Personal Injury may occur are
road traffic accidents, medical negligence, tripping accidents and
accidents in the workplace.