UK Court of Appeal clarifies meaning of ‘knowledge’ for purposes of Limitation Act
Introduction In Su v Clarksons Platou Futures Ltd ([2018] EWCA Civ 1115) the Court of Appeal upheld a decision granting summary judgment against a claimant on the basis that his claim in negligence was time barred. The Court of Appeal concluded that the claimant was out of time, even with the application of the special time limit for negligence claims under Section 14A of the Limitation Act 1980 (which applies where the facts relevant to the claim were not known at the time when the cause of action accrued). READ MORE
