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Circumstances where the limitation period will be extended
Conditions for the grant of an application of extension of time to sue after the limitation period
Definition of limitation of action
Documents to be examined in order to determine whether or not a plaintiff's suit is statute-barred
Effect of a challenge on the competence of an action on the basis of limitation of action
Effect of an action commenced after the prescribed limitation period
Effect of bringing an action 40 years after the date of judgment
Effect of commencing an action outside the limitation period
Effect of ignorance of limitation provision
Effect of successfully raising the defence of limitation
Factors for determining whether an action is determined by a statute of limitation
General principles
General principles on limitation of action
How a defendant can raise the defence of limitation in an action commenced by originating summons
How the court resolves the issue of limitation of action
How the issue of limitation must be raised
How the period of limitation is determined
How to determine whether the claim of a plaintiff is caught by the limitation statute
Materials to be considered in the computation of the period of limitation
Need for a party to show that he is in adverse possession of land to succeed on his plea of limitation in respect of the land
Period of limitation in respect of an action for damages resulting from negligence
Position of the law on the limitation of action where the Act creating a public corporation does not have a limitation of action clause
Procedure for raising the issue of limitation of action in court
Proper approach to considering the issue of limitation of action where issues have been joined by the parties
Reason for Limitation Law
Relationship between limitation of action and jurisdiction
The principle that a claimant who fails to bring his action within the prescribed period of time cannot be heard by the court
The principle that limitation when pleaded could be used as a shield and sword
The purpose of limitation period
The rule that in determining the period of limitation, the court should rely only on the writ of summons and the statement of claim
The rule that it is the action that is barred after the statutory period
The rule that limitation must be specifically pleaded
The rule that the defence of limitation can be considered by court where it has not been pleaded where the defendant's statement of case points unequivocally to the plea
The rule that time begins to run from the accrual of the cause of action
The time limit for recovery of judgment debts and costs
The time to recover monies due under an enactment
The underlying principle of limitation of action to land
Time to initiate an action arising out of a contract
Time to institute a claim for unallotted shares
What constitutes fraudulent concealment under the limitation law
What period of limitation connotes
When a suit will be heard regardless of the effluxion of time
When does time begin to run after the death of the owner of the land
When the issue of limitation of action can be raised?
When the limitation period begins to run in a cause of action founded on an arbitral award
When time begins to run in a licence
When time begins to run in an action against an implied licensee in adverse possession
Whether a defendant who pleaded with the plaintiff not to exercise its legal right for a period can plead the defence of limitation
Whether an action to recover contribution to damages is barred after two years from the date on which the cause of action accrued
Whether an appeal can be entertained where there is a statutory limitation on the exercise of jurisdiction by the court
Whether an issue of limitation once raised should be addressed first by the court
Whether a party can sue after the date of limitation
Whether a plea of limitation applies in a situation of continuing trespass
Whether a plea of limitation applies in a situation where the person occupying the land is a tenant
Whether a plea of limitation can be raised for the first time on appeal
Whether a plea of limitation is a jurisdictional issue
Whether a squatter can succeed on the defence of limitation
Whether a statute-barred debt is still payable
Whether a suit commenced after the expiration of the time stipulated in the law can be said to have been commenced by due process
Whether evidence can be used to determine whether a suit is statute barred
Whether extinguishment and statutory bar are the same things
Whether internal grievance procedure or an appeal against dismissal stops time from running
Whether it is possible to determine whether a matter is statute barred where no cause of action has arisen
Whether limitation can be raised in an affidavit
Whether limitation of action is a jurisdictional issue that can be raised at any time
Whether limitations can apply in a case where an executor is alleged to have failed to perform his legal duties
Whether possession of land by a licensee can ground the defence of limitation
Whether the applicability of a limitation law can be waived
Whether the court can determine the issue of limitation based on a date pleaded by the defendant
Whether the court has discretion in determining whether an action is caught by the statute of limitation
Whether the defence of limitation will apply to a claim because it is unanswered by the plaintiff
Whether the defendant can compute the time of accrual of the cause of action from the date pleaded in his statement of defence as the date the cause of action arose
Whether the defendant can contend that the plaintiff's claim is statute-barred where he admits the matters alleged by the plaintiff
Whether the fact that a party is seeking an out of court settlement is a good reason or ground for denying a defendant a plea of limitation
Whether the fact that a party pleads limitation against another party in a suit automatically terminates the suit
Whether the issue of limitation can be raised at any stage in the proceedings without being pleaded
Whether the issue of limitation of action would be determined where it is not specifically pleaded
Whether the issue of limitation of action would be determined where it is not specifically pleaded
Whether the issue of taking fresh step in proceedings applies to limitation of actions
Whether the plea of adverse possession and the defense of limitation does not avail a squatter or a licensee
Whether the plea of limitation can be raised at any time
Whether the plea of limitation is at the discretion of the parties
Whether there is a time bar to bringing an action where there is evidence of concealed fraud
Whether the statement of defence can be considered in determining whether a claim is statute-barred
Whether the statute of limitation applies to chieftaincy matters
Whether the time of limitation will not run where the identity of the defendant is unknown
Whether time begins to run from the time an obligation arose where performance is subject to a condition
Whether time ceases to run when the plaintiff commences legal proceedings in respect of a cause of action
Whether time runs when fraud is pleaded and proved
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