When is the deadline for contribution between tortfeasors?
The catalogue records a 24 months period from Date on which the right to recover contribution accrued to the first tortfeasor. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 24 months
- Trigger
- Date on which the right to recover contribution accrued to the first tortfeasor
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- Two years, the same headline period as England but derived from Contract and Tort Act s.5 rather than the English Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978. Accrual is defined precisely by s.8(2): where the tortfeasor is held liable by judgment or arbitration award, the date of the judgment or award; otherwise, where he admits liability, the earliest date on which the amount to b