United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 50767
Limitation of Actions
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7 May 2025
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14 May 2025 · Answer
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14 May 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the merits of increasing the six year period for claims allowed under s.32(1)(c) of the Limitation Act from the consequences of a mistake.
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7 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the merits of increasing the six year period for claims allowed under s.32(1)(c) of the Limitation Act from the consequences of a mistake.
Source: Commons
14 May 2025
Answer
The effect of the legislation is that for civil claims which involve the consequences of a mistake, the relevant limitation period only starts when the claimant discovers the mistake or could have discovered it with reasonable due diligence (subject to ce...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-07/50767
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1800538
- uk · wq-1800538 · source updated 14 May 2025