Leivers v Barber Walker and Co Ltd: CA 1943

Goddard LJ (dissenting) said that section 2(1)(d) of the 1939 Act changed the former position altogether, leaving the provision for limitation as regards specialties to apply only to deeds and other documents under seal (or to claims other than for the recovery of money).

Judges:

Goddard LJ

Citations:

[1943] KB 385

Statutes:

Limitation Act 1939 2(1)(d)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Dissenting dicta approvedCentral Electricity Generating Board v Halifax Corporation HL 1963
Under the 1947 Act, the assets of electricity undertakings were transferred to to electricity boards. Property held by local authorities as authorised undertakers should, on vesting day, vest in the relevant board. A question arose as to whether . .
CitedLegal Services Commission v Henthorn QBD 4-Feb-2011
The claimant sought to recover overpayments said to have been made to the defendant barrister in the early 1990s. Interim payments on account had been made, but these were not followed by final accounts. The defendant, now retired, said that the . .
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Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.430595