Limitation period checker — am I still in time to file

Specialist regimes apply for some claims — defective products (3 years from damage / 10-year longstop), Equality Act discrimination (3 months in employment, 6 months in services), tax (4-6 years). Get specific advice if your claim is unusual.

Negligence (no injury)

Contract under seal (deed)

Fraud / deliberate concealment

Check your limitation period

For contract claims, that is the date of the breach. For PI, the date of the accident or onset of harm. For fraud, the date you reasonably could have discovered it.

You are out of time.

Limitation defences are usually fatal — get specific advice on the s.32 fraud exception or s.14A negligence-knowledge rule before assuming the claim is dead.

You are within 3 months of expiry.

File now. If you need more time to prepare, you can issue a protective claim and amend the particulars later.

Limitation period checker — am I still in time to file

Limitation periods at a glance