When is the deadline for ultimate limitation period for a claim for contribution?
The catalogue records a 10 years period from The date the claim for contribution arose, which under s 3(3)(e) is when the claimant for contribution is made a defendant in respect of, or incurs a liability through the settlement of, a claim on which the contribution claim can be based, whichever first occurs. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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Calculation basis and source
- Period
- 10 years
- Trigger
- The date the claim for contribution arose, which under s 3(3)(e) is when the claimant for contribution is made a defendant in respect of, or incurs a liability through the settlement of, a claim on which the contribution claim can be based, whichever first occurs
- Counting
- The encoded calculator method must be independently documented before publication.
- Rollovers and holidays
- Holiday, closure and order treatment must be independently documented before publication.
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- None to extend. Suspended by s 4 during fraudulent concealment and by ss 5, 5.1 and 5.2.
- STATED SEPARATELY FROM THE DISCOVERY PERIOD. The claim is barred when the first of s 3(1.1)(a) and (b) expires. Section 3(3)(e) fixes the accrual date.