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Updated 2026-05-21

Contract claim limitation calculator

Six years from the date of breach for simple contracts (s.5 Limitation Act 1980).

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When to use this tool

You have a breach of contract claim and want to check whether you're still in time to issue. Specifically for simple contracts โ€” claims under a deed have a 12-year limit (s.8).

Contract claim limitation

The breach date is when the obligation should have been performed and was not โ€” not the date you discovered it.

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