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-The piece of UK legislation dealing with limitations on legal claims under {{tag|contract}}s, {{tag|tort}} and so on. Claims on a simple contract are limited to 6 years from the date the [[cause of action]] arises: Section 5.
+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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