Application of fraud concealment rule
Application of fraud concealment rule
- 1995
- Times 5 May 1995, 37 Financial Times 5 May 1995, 10(2) .
In "Sheldon and others v R.H.M. Outhwaite (Underwriting Agencies) Ltd and others", HL 4 May 1995, it was held that Limitation Act 1980 s32(1)(b), providing that where facts had been deliberately concealed by the defendant the limitation period would not begin to run, applied to concealment occurring subsequently to, as well as contemporaneously with the accrual of the cause of action.
LIMITATION ACT 1980 S32(1)(B)
LIMITATION PERIOD
LLOYDS NAMES
In "Sheldon and others v R.H.M. Outhwaite (Underwriting Agencies) Ltd and others", HL 4 May 1995, it was held that Limitation Act 1980 s32(1)(b), providing that where facts had been deliberately concealed by the defendant the limitation period would not begin to run, applied to concealment occurring subsequently to, as well as contemporaneously with the accrual of the cause of action.
LIMITATION ACT 1980 S32(1)(B)
LIMITATION PERIOD
LLOYDS NAMES