Computation of period of limitation (S.12-24)

A fixed period sounds simple: three years from the date of the breach. But count it on a calendar and questions appear. Does the first day count? What if you spent a year in the wrong court, or the defendant lied about the facts? Sections 12 to 24 are the counting rules: which days to drop, when the clock starts late, and when it restarts.

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Sections 12 to 24 decide how the prescribed period is counted: they exclude the day of reckoning and the time spent in certain proceedings (ss.12 to 15), postpone the start of time for death, fraud and mistake (ss.16, 17), restart it on acknowledgment or payment (ss.18 to 20), and fix how new parties, continuing wrongs, special-damage torts and calendars are treated (ss.21 to 24).

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