Litigation Notes

Supreme Court holds that no statutory limitation period applies to unfair prejudice petitions

Court of Appeal refuses permission for new defendant to be substituted after expiry of limitation period

Supreme Court confirms the types of defendant who can be liable for fraudulent trading

High Court finds time does not stop running for limitation purposes when a company enters administration

Group litigation orders: Court of Appeal considers binding effect of decisions in test cases

Court of Appeal clarifies restrictions on adding new claims to existing claim form despite arguable limitation defence

Supreme Court clarifies deliberate concealment gateway for postponing limitation

In a significant and much-anticipated judgment, the Supreme Court has clarified the elements that a claimant must establish in order to rely on the …

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 19: General update

Court of Appeal provides further clarification on the limitation period in fraud claims

A recent Court of Appeal decision has added to the case law considering the operation of section 32(1)(a) of the Limitation Act 1980, under which the …

Supreme Court finds no continuing nuisance simply because polluting substance remains on claimants' land

A recent Supreme Court decision has confirmed the orthodox position in relation to how the law of limitation applies to claims in private nuisance, in …

Group litigation orders: binding effect of decisions in test cases

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 17: General update