Court's Delay Not Invalidate Claim

Limitation Period and Court Delay
Barnes v St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
[2006] EWCA Civ 1372
CA
25 October 2006
Daily Law Notes Summary
An action was “brought”, within the meaning of s 11(3) of the
Limitation Act 1980, when the claimant’s request for the issue of
a claim form, together with the court fee, was delivered to the
court office, not when the claim form was subsequently issued by
the court.

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