Category: limitations

Adelson and Another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd. – Times Law Reports

Posted July 18th, 2007 in law reports, limitations, substitution by sally

Addition of parties is not same as substitution

Adelson and Another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd.

Court of Appeal

“An order would be made substituting a party to an action after the expiry of the limitation period on the ground that there had been a mistake in relation to the name of a party only if the person who had made the mistake was the person responsible for the issue of the claim form and, had the mistake not been made, the new party would have been named in the pleading.”

The Times, 18th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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In re Eurocruit Europe Ltd. (in liquidation) – Times Law Reports

Posted July 16th, 2007 in insolvency, law reports, limitations by sally

Times ran out for liquidator 

In re Eurocruit Europe Ltd. (in liquidation) 

Chancery Division

“The limitation period of a claim brought by a liquidator under section 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986 was the same as that applicable to the underlying claim.”

The Times, 16th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Adelson and another v Associated Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted July 11th, 2007 in law reports, limitations, substitution by michael

Adelson and another v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2007] EWCA (Civ) 701 

“A court would only grant an order substituting a party to an action after the expiry of the limitation period, pursuant to CPR r 19.5, on the ground that there had been a mistake in relation to the name of a party, if it was shown that the person who had made the mistake was the person responsible for the issue of the claim form and that, had the mistake not been made, the new party would have been named in the pleading.”

WLR Daily, 11th July 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

In re Eurocruit Europe Ltd. – WLR Daily

Posted June 25th, 2007 in insolvency, law reports, limitations by sally

In re Eurocruit Europe Ltd. [2007] EWHC 1433 (Ch) 

“A claim under s 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986 did not have a limitation period distinct from the limitation period applicable to the underlying claim.”

WLR Daily, 21st June 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Adelson and Another v Associated Newspapers Ltd. – Times Law Reports

Posted May 10th, 2007 in defamation, law reports, limitations by sally

No power to add late libel claim

Adelson and Another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd. 

Queen’s Bench Division

“Where the libel limitation period had expired, there was no jurisdiction to grant an application to amend pleadings by the addition of new claimants.”

The Times, 10th May 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Adelson and another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd. – WLR Daily

Posted May 3rd, 2007 in law reports, limitations, pleadings by sally

Adelson and another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd.

“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.”

WLR Daily, 1st May 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.