Limitation of Actions
Commons · Question 50767 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 14 May 2025
Question
Asked by Cat Eccles
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.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 14 May 2025
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...