Limitation Periods, 6th Edition (1st Supplement only)

The sixth edition of Limitation Periods offers full, in-depth coverage of this important and growing area of law: 

• 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 important personal injury cases like the Atomic Veterans case and the overruling of Stubbings v Webb; the ECHR decision in Pye v United Kingdom; the overruling of Walkley v Precision Forgings Ltd; and numerous cases on the interaction of limitation with the Insolvency Act
• Covers all procedural matters, with separate chapters for example on Pleading Questions (examining the issues arising from the pleading of a limitation point: how and when to plead, burden of proof, foregoing the statute, estoppel, etc.) and Procedural Delays
• 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