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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. |