Time Limits - The Index(formerly Periods of Limitation)
A.V.B. Broke(Author)
Sweet & Maxwell (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published on 23. June 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7520-0175-3 (ISBN)
Description
This text discusses the statutory time limits affecting the latest point of time at which court or other proceedings may commence. Over 150 statutory time limits appropriate to specific causes of action are set out in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Each entry is fully cross-referenced and includes practical notes on commencement of court proceedings and the circumstances in which periods can be extended, suspended or otherwise modified. This edition has been updated and revised to take account of a number of important statutes brought into force since the last edition. These include: Employment Act 1989; Extradition Act 1989; Companies Act 1989 s4; Childrens Act 1989 s32; Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989; Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 Sch 1; Environmental Protection Act 1990; Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991; War Crimes Act 1991; Child Support Act 1991; Planning and Compensation Act 1991; Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992; and Town and Country Planning Act 1990 s172.
The book also takes into account developments in case law in the important areas of personal injury, retrospective effect, economic loss, professional negligence and company law, and the section on tribunals has been expanded for this edition. The European dimension in statutory provisions is also covered.
This text discusses the statutory time limits affecting the latest point of time at which court or other proceedings may commence. Over 150 statutory time limits appropriate to specific causes of action are set out in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Each entry is fully cross-referenced and includes practical notes on commencement of court proceedings and the circumstances in which periods can be extended, suspended or otherwise modified. This edition has been updated and revised to take account of a number of important statutes brought into force since the last edition. These include: Employment Act 1989; Extradition Act 1989; Companies Act 1989 s4; Childrens Act 1989 s32; Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989; Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 Sch 1; Environmental Protection Act 1990; Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991; War Crimes Act 1991; Child Support Act 1991; Planning and Compensation Act 1991; Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992; and Town and Country Planning Act 1990 s172.
The book also takes into account developments in case law in the important areas of personal injury, retrospective effect, economic loss, professional negligence and company law, and the section on tribunals has been expanded for this edition. The European dimension in statutory provisions is also covered.
The book also takes into account developments in case law in the important areas of personal injury, retrospective effect, economic loss, professional negligence and company law, and the section on tribunals has been expanded for this edition. The European dimension in statutory provisions is also covered.
This text discusses the statutory time limits affecting the latest point of time at which court or other proceedings may commence. Over 150 statutory time limits appropriate to specific causes of action are set out in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Each entry is fully cross-referenced and includes practical notes on commencement of court proceedings and the circumstances in which periods can be extended, suspended or otherwise modified. This edition has been updated and revised to take account of a number of important statutes brought into force since the last edition. These include: Employment Act 1989; Extradition Act 1989; Companies Act 1989 s4; Childrens Act 1989 s32; Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989; Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 Sch 1; Environmental Protection Act 1990; Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991; War Crimes Act 1991; Child Support Act 1991; Planning and Compensation Act 1991; Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992; and Town and Country Planning Act 1990 s172.
The book also takes into account developments in case law in the important areas of personal injury, retrospective effect, economic loss, professional negligence and company law, and the section on tribunals has been expanded for this edition. The European dimension in statutory provisions is also covered.
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Edition
8th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-0-7520-0175-3 (9780752001753)
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Other editions
Previous edition
J.F. Josling
Periods of Limitation
Book
11/1989
7th Edition
Sweet & Maxwell
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Content
I Introductory 1. Scope of the subject 2. Scope of the present book 3. General notes II When the period begins 1. Cause of an action accruing 2. Date of knowledge 3. Other commencement dates III When the period expires or is stopped by commencement of prioceedings 1. Calculation of the period 2. Date of issue 3. Amendments etc extending the period 4. Court's descretion to disapply limit in certina cases IV When status or identity of party is relevant 1. The Crown and the Duchy of Cornwall 2. Spiritual or eleemosynary corporations sole 3. Public authorities 4. Trustees etc, personal representatives, beneficiaries 5. Persons under disability V Periods appropriate to specific types of action or proceedings