Limitation of Actions

5 cases · September 2025 to June 2026

Case Volume by Year

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26
2025–2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Recovery of land — Section 9 Limitation Act 1953 — 12-year limitation period — Whether action time-barred — Acquisition in 2010, action filed in 2025 — Section 341 National Land Code 1965 not applicable to non-registered proprietor 1 case

Fraud — Pleading requirements — Failure to plead date of discovery of alleged fraud — Failure to plead concealment or facts postponing limitation period — Whether limitation issue reinforced conclusion that counterclaim was unsustainable. 1 case

Limitation Act 1953, s.6(1)(a) — Cause of action accrues upon breach — Whether “upon demand” clause defers accrual — Claim commenced more than six years after breach — Action statute-barred 1 case

Limitation Act 1953 s 6(1)(a) — Accrual of cause of action in contracts involving Instalment payments— no default clause inserted into the contract — Separate causes of action — Time running from date instalment falls due — Claims partly statute-barred. 1 case

Statute of Limitation — Section 6 of Limitation Act 1953 — Claim Statute-Barred — Date Cause of Action Arose 1 case

Key Statutes

cited in 3 cases
Rules of Court 2012
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cited in 1 case
cited in 1 case
Federal Constitution
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