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2. Statute of limitations - Wikipedia

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   Statute of limitations. A statute of limitations, known in civil law systems as a prescriptive period, is a law passed by a legislative body to set the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated. [1][2] In most jurisdictions, such periods exist for both criminal law and civil law such as contract law and ...

3. Drop dead date - Wikipedia

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   Drop dead date. In trade and contract law, a drop dead date is a provision added to a legal or trade act, such as a contract or a court order. [1] Such a provision sets a last-delay date (hence the name drop dead date) past which certain consequences will automatically follow, such as cancelling the contract, charging a late fee, or entering a ...

4. Equal Access to Justice Act - Wikipedia

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   In the United States of America, the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) authorizes the payment of attorney's fees to a prevailing party in an action against the United States absent a showing by the government that its position in the underlying litigation "was substantially justified". The Act is codified in scattered sections of the United ...

5. Tolling (law) - Wikipedia

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   Tolling (law) Tolling is a legal doctrine that allows for the pausing or delaying of the running of the period of time set forth by a statute of limitations, such that a lawsuit may potentially be filed even after the statute of limitations has run. Although grounds for tolling the statute of limitations vary by jurisdiction, common grounds ...

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7. Limitation periods in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Limitation was first brought in by Henry VIII, in the Limitation of Prescription Act 1540 (32 Hen. 8.c. 2). In modern times, the key piece of legislation relating to civil claims in England and Wales is the Limitation Act 1980, which identifies the time limits for various types of cases.