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Limitation Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1

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Judgments that cite this Act

172 in all

Ongoing loss from an alleged breach did not stop the time limit for a claim running SummaryEver Strategy Consultants Ltd v Corporación Crambo, SA and others and other appeals · [2026] SGHC(A) 23
Claims for damages and rescission over alleged misrepresentations were not out of time SummaryKuvera Properties Pte Ltd v Far East Opus Pte Ltd · [2026] SGCA 34
Qualified privilege held for an employment reference as no malice was shown SummaryChua Kim Chuan v HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte Ltd · [2026] SGHC 189

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Singapore Statutes Online · Limitation Act 1959, 2020 Revised Edition. Reader record updated on 7 Oct 2026.

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