Donovan v Gwentoy

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Year1991
Date1991
CourtHouse of Lords (England)
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2 cases
  • BURKE and ASHE CONSTRUCTION Ltd [CA (Civil), 23/05/2003]
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 23 May 2003
    ...liability he has everything to lose if a direction is given under the section." 29 He also quoted from the speech of Lord Griffiths in Donovan v Gwentoy [1991] WLR 477 at 479: "… the primary purpose of the limitation period is to protect a defendant from the injustice of having to face a st......
  • Kamar v Nightingale
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 14 December 2007
    ...regime, in particular, that people should not find themselves vexed by claims that are “stale”. As Lord Griffiths observed in Donovan v Gwentoys Ltd [1990] 1 WLR 432, 478: “The primary purpose of the limitation period is to protect a defendant from the injustice of having to face a stale cl......

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