Limitation Period Prevents Late Joinder in Libel case
Adelson and another v Associated Newspapers Ltd
QBD
Weekly Law Reports Summary
1 May 2007
There was no jurisdiction under s 35 of the Limitation Act 1980 or under CPR r 19.5 to grant an application to amend pleadings by the addition of new claimants in the course of a libel action after the expiry of the limitation period.