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The time a claimant has to start a claim before the court will refuse to hear it. For a claim on an ordinary contract it is six years from the breach: May 2033 for Marrowby’s claim, and July 2033 for Frescalva’s last invoice. Limitation Act 1980, section 5 · Chapter 9
Explained in Chapter 9, Limitation Periods and Which Court Hears the Claim, of English Law Basics.
The main page for this term is Limitation period, in Civil Litigation.
The time a claimant has is called the limitation period. For a claim on an ordinary contract, the Limitation Act 1980 gives six years.Read Chapter 9, Limitation Periods and Which Court Hears the Claim →
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