Law Civil Procedure

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

By Professor Andrew McGee
Sweet & Maxwell U.K._ May 2013

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780414028647
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell U.K._
Publication
May 2013
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

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

Table of Contents

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
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