Application of fraud concealment rule
Language: English Series: Times ; 5 May 1995, 37 | Financial Times ; 5 May 1995, 10(2)Publication details: 1995Subject(s): Summary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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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.