MYTHS ABOUT LIMITATION 3: THE DATE OF ISSUE FOR LIMITATION IS THE DATE ON THE CLAIM FORM

MYTHS ABOUT LIMITATION 3: THE DATE OF ISSUE FOR LIMITATION IS THE DATE ON THE CLAIM FORM

October 15, 2017 · by · in Avoiding negligence claims, Limitation, Members Content

Once or twice a month I receive a phone call from practitioners in a panic.  They sent the claim form to court in good time but the date of issue is outside the limitation period.  Further some defendants still take…

MYTHS ABOUT LIMITATION 2: THE LIMITATION PERIOD FOR ASSAULT IS SIX YEARS

MYTHS ABOUT LIMITATION 2: THE LIMITATION PERIOD FOR ASSAULT IS SIX YEARS

October 15, 2017 · by · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Limitation, Members Content

This is a myth I didn’t know existed until I heard it being propounded in a bar last week (and which led to the start of this series). Strangely, unlike some of the myths were are looking at, it has…