When is the deadline for contribution and indemnity - two years from deemed date of service?
The catalogue records a 2 years period from The day on which the first alleged wrongdoer was served with the claim in respect of which contribution and indemnity is sought. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 2 years
- Trigger
- The day on which the first alleged wrongdoer was served with the claim in respect of which contribution and indemnity is sought
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- As for s 4. Section 18 creates a rebuttable presumption operating through s 5(2), so the ordinary discovery analysis can displace the deemed date.
- Section 18(1) does not itself create a limitation period; it fixes the deemed date of the act or omission, which then feeds the s 5(2) presumption and the s 15 long-stop. By s 18(2) it applies whether the right arises in tort or otherwise. Practically this means a defendant generally has two years from service of the claim against it to sue for contribution and indemnity.