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| {{g}}''Not to be confused with that monstrous eulogy to Schadenfreude, the [[statue of limitations]].'' | | {{essay|contract|Limitation Act|{{image|rhubarb|jpg|Mrs. Boycott}}{{small|80}}{{subtable|'''Section 6 in a nutshell''': |
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| The [[Limitation Act 1980,]] known fondly as the [[statute of limitations]], a piece of UK legislation dealing with limitations on legal claims under {{tag|contract}}s, {{tag|tort}} and so on.
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| *'''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.
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| *'''Contract''': Claims on a simple contract are limited to '''six years''' from the date the [[cause of action]] accrued: Section 5.
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| *'''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.
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| See the act for more tedious detail about what happens in the case of personal injury or death.
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| 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. The [[Limitation Act 1980]] was the subject of a 320 page law commission monograph in 2015 — [http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/app/uploads/2015/03/lc270_Limitation_of_Actions.pdf knock yourself out] — so clearly ''someone'' sees the opportunity to change the law.
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| *[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/58 Text of the Limitation Act]
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| *[[Statue of limitations]]
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