Law of Limitation, 2nd edition (Hardback)

Navigating the intricacies of limitations schemas that are far from uniform across Australia

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All lawyers are expected to be aware of limitation periods in order to communicate to clients the existence of any relevant limitation period that may apply to a claim. Limitations statutes, however, are “technical Acts” and present difficulties to those acting for a plaintiff to give proper advice as to the steps available to preserve a cause of action within the limitation period. Law of Limitation 2nd edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the structure and application of limitation legislation and offers.

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• Authoritative
• Clearly structured
• Comprehensive and multi-jurisdictional
• High level practitioner work

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Gino Dal Pont

Gino Dal Pont

G E Dal Pont is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Tasmania. He is a graduate of the University of Tasmania (LLD) and the University of Michigan (LLM) and is admitted to practice in New South Wales. He has written widely in the areas of the legal profession and equity & trusts. Professor Dal Pont is General Editor of Halsbury’s Laws of Australia and also author of Lawyer Discipline, Law of Agency, Law of Associations, Law of Charity, Law of Costs, Law of Limitation, Powers of Attorney and Interpretation of Testamentary Documents.

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Table of contents


     
  • Part I Time Contextualised

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  • 1. Source and Justification for Time Bars

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  • 2. Nature of Time Bars

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  • 3. Application of Time Bars

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  • Part II Time Prescribed

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  • 4. Running and Computation of Time

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  • 5. Contractual Causes of Action

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  • 6. Tortious Causes of Action

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  • 7. Personal Injury Causes of Action

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  • 8. Causes of Action in Relation to Land

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  • 9. Causes of Action in Relation to

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  • Mortgages

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  • 10. Causes of Action in Relation to Trusts

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  • 11. Causes of Action for Money Under

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  • Statute

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  • 12. Other Causes of Action

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  • 13. Causes of Action in Equity

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  • Part III Time Suspended

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  • 14. Disability

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  • 15. Fraud and Concealment

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  • 16. Mistake

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  • 17. Acknowledgement and Part Payment

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  • Part IV Time Extended

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  • 18. Introduction to the Extension of Time

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  • 19. General Discretion to Extend Time —

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  • Northern Territory and South Australia

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  • 20. Extension of Time for Personal Injury

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  • Actions

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  • 21. Extension of Time for Defamation and

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  • Admiralty Actions

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  • Part V Time Reformed

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  • 22. Setting Time Bars and Running of Time

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  • 23. Ultimate Time Bars and Extending Time

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  • 24. Challenging Time Bars

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