Questions tagged [limitation]
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Is it sound to extend the limitation period for an offence after the offence is committed?
Suppose that Bob committed on Jan 1 an offence for which the statutory limitation period was 6 months, and then on Aug 1 of the same year, a law came into effect changing the limitation period (but not the potential sentence) of the offence to 1…
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Can general limitations be extended due to obstructions or disruptions suffered by a claimant that are the fault of a non-party to the claim?
Certain types of actions' limitations have statutory provisions so as to be explicitly extensible by judicial discretion, such as those on personal injury, defamation, or death.
Other specific conditions apply generally to limitations, such as…
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