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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. | ||
*'''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. | *'''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 | *'''Contract''': Claims on a simple contract are limited to '''six years''' from the date the [[cause of action]] accrued: Section 5. | ||
*'''Defamation and malicious falsehood''': no such action shall be brought after the expiration of '''one year''' from the date on which the cause of action accrued. | |||
See the act for more tedious detail about what happens in the case of personal injury or death. | |||
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. | 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. |
Revision as of 09:58, 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 six years from the date the cause of action accrued: Section 5.
- Defamation and malicious falsehood: no such action shall be brought after the expiration of one year from the date on which the cause of action accrued.
See the act for more tedious detail about what happens in the case of personal injury or death.
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.