Subjects:

Practice & Procedure

The law of limitations is complex and incoherent. Limitation periods vary depending on the type of action - with over 150 statutory time limits appropriate to specific causes of action - and exceptions exist to the rules. Limitation Periods, the leading text in the field, steers practitioners through the complexities. A significant number of cases on limitations have been decided since publication of the previous edition and these are incorporated into the text.

• Gives detailed guidance on time limitations in all areas of law, from preliminary issues to proceedings
• Helps practitioners manage casework so that actions are begun within the required period
• Sets out the time limits for commencing different types of action
• Explains what happens when time has expired
• Points out the many exceptions to the rules
• Explains the implications of recent case law
• Covers European and international limitation period issues