Tag: limitation
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High Court dismisses liquidator's dishonest assistance and fraudulent trading claims, rejecting all allegations of dishonesty
The decision clarifies that the General Rolling Stock principle (whereby limitation periods cease to run against a company in liquidation) does not apply …
Court of Appeal finds limitation period may start to run before deadline for payment of debt
Professional negligence – Court of Appeal rules on limitation and the timing of loss
The Court of Appeal in Pegasus Management Holdings SCA & Anr v Ernst & Young & Anr [2010] EWCA Civ 181 has ruled that the limitation period …
House of Lords rules on limitation: contingent liability not actual damage
In its second judgment on limitation in just over two months, in Law Society v Sephton & Co (a firm) [2006] UKHL 22, the House of Lords has ruled on …
Extending the limitation period: House of Lords reins in claimants
A recent House of Lords judgment, Haward v Fawcetts (a firm) [2006] UKHL 9, has set out the basic principles for extending the limitation period in …
Limitation: a game of chance?
A recent Court of Appeal judgment means bad news for defendants and their professional indemnity insurers seeking to defeat a "loss of chance" claim on …