Publisher's Synopsis
"Periods of Limitation" sets out in alphabetical order over 150 statutory time-limits appropriate to specific causes of action, all fully cross-referenced. Each entry is complete with practical notes on the commencement of court proceedings and the circumstances in which the period may be extended, suspended or otherwise modified. This new edition has been revised to take account of the large body of new statutory and case law since the last edition in 1986 and includes new entries on such matters as the community charge, building societies and professional negligence, product liability, trade unions, and road traffic.;The new statutory and case law covered includes the Family Law Reform Act 1987, the Consumer Protection Act 1987, the Local Government Finance Act 1988, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, new road traffic legislation and the Companies Bill and Children Bill.;It is designed for solicitors, barrristers, court & justices' clerks; local authorities; legal executives.
