Limitation Periods, 6th Edition (2nd Supplement only)

Author: Professor Andrew McGee
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K._
ISBN: 9780414028647
Published In: May 2013
Format: Paperback
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This second supplement to the 6th edition of Limitation Periods brings you up-to-date with developments and case law since the publication of the first supplement in July 2012. edition in Offers full, in-depth coverage of this important and growing area of law

Gives guidance and analysis on time limitations in all areas of law and from preliminary issues to proceedings
Provides over 150 statutory time limits appropriate to specific causes of action – this time-proven title cuts through the complexity to focus on what you need to know
Tells when time starts to run, how long the limitation period is, and the consequences of expiry in differing circumstances
Points out the options still available on expiry and the many exceptions to the rules that may apply
Covers all procedural matters, with separate chapters for example on Pleading Analyses the judgments in new case law and explains the implications for future actions and decisions
Covers European and international limitation issues
Analyses the implications of new case law

Case coverage in the supplement includes:

Abdulla v Birmingham City Council on the relationship between the Employment Tribunal and ordinary civil courts
Green v Eadie on the correct categorisation of a claim under the Misrepresentation Act 1967
Bowling & Co v Edehomo and Boycott v Perrins Guy Williams on the running of time in a claim for solicitors’ negligence
AB v MOD on the limitation aspects of the claim by the Nuclear Test Veterans
HBL v Metropolitan Borough of Wirral on the court’s discretion to extend time in personal injury cases and the importance of the possibility of a fair trial
EB v Houghton on the very sensitive issue of extending time in sexual abuse cases, confirming that the court will not necessarily extend time merely because the Claimant appears to have a strong case
Smales v Lea on the running of time in contract where services are provided over an extended period
Child Maintenance and Enforcement commission v Mitchell on the meaning of ‘sum due under an enactment’
Kleanthous v Paphitis on constructive trusts and section 21 of the Limitation Act 1980
Phillips & Co v Bath housing Co-operative Ltd on the meaning of ‘liquidated claim’ under section 29 of the Limitation Act 1980
Williams v Lishman, Sidwell, Campbell & Price Ltd on the effect of concealment in cases where there is more than one loss
Berezovsky v Abramovich on the meaning of ‘the same or substantially the same facts’ under section 35 of the Limitation Act 1980
Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust on the discretion to extend time under the Human Rights Act 1998