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The piece of UK legislation dealing with limitations on legal claims under {{tag|contract}}s, {{tag|tort}} and so on | The piece of UK legislation dealing with limitations on legal claims under {{tag|contract}}s, {{tag|tort}} and so on. | ||
[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/58 Text of the Limitation Act] | *'''Tort''': An action founded on tort shall not be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the cause of action accrued: Section 2. | ||
*'''Contract''': Claims on a simple contract are limited to 6 years from the date the [[cause of action]] accrued: Section 5. | |||
Lots of good fun, particularly in the area of latent defects in the construction of houses, for forensic examination of precisely when a cause of action accrues, of course. | |||
===See also=== | |||
*[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/58 Text of the Limitation Act] | |||
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Revision as of 09:50, 6 September 2016
The piece of UK legislation dealing with limitations on legal claims under contracts, tort and so on.
- Tort: An action founded on tort shall not be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the cause of action accrued: Section 2.
- Contract: Claims on a simple contract are limited to 6 years from the date the cause of action accrued: Section 5.
Lots of good fun, particularly in the area of latent defects in the construction of houses, for forensic examination of precisely when a cause of action accrues, of course.