Chased after 5 years (Scotland)

MrsMeg

I got a chaser letter today, for a charge from December 2019. I'm in Scotland & our keeper liability addition hasn't had it's secondary legislation yet so the letter is gonna be ignored.

However, I googled how long they can pursue & it looks like it's 6 years. Seems a long time, and it did make me wonder if there will be a retrospective clause when ratified, allowing a window of previous 6 years charges?

Have no idea if that could be a thing in Scotland. 

Gr1pr

6 years in England and Wales, only 5 years in Scotland, so ignore them 

Coupon-mad

Yep - they've been timed out.  Desperate!

MrsMeg

Oh, I'm ignoring anyways.

Buuuut, I'm kinda in the mood to test their knowledge of statute of limitations !

Grizebeck

MrsMeg said:

Oh, I'm ignoring anyways.

Buuuut, I'm kinda in the mood to test their knowledge of statute of limitations !

If ya feel that way inclined feel free:)

Umkomaas

Grizebeck said:

MrsMeg said:

Oh, I'm ignoring anyways.

Buuuut, I'm kinda in the mood to test their knowledge of statute of limitations !

If ya feel that way inclined feel free:)

Do let us know how you get on.

Coupon-mad

MrsMeg said:

Oh, I'm ignoring anyways.

Buuuut, I'm kinda in the mood to test their knowledge of statute of limitations !

I'm with you!  Fill yer boots.

I'd write a really sarky email that ends up referring them to the answer in Arkell v Pressdram.

  

Fruitcake

The UK does not have a Statute of Limitations, although some countres around the world do. Watching too much foreign TV can result in incorrect terminology being used with regards to UK Law. 

As far as I am aware, there are no limitations for bringing a prosecution in criminal law within any part of the UK, so crimial cases are never statute barred.

In England and Wales, we have the Limitations Act 1980 that prohibits civil cases being pursued beyond six years, even if the allegd debt still exists.

In Scottish law we have the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 that prohibits civil cases beyond five years being pursued, and after which the alleged debt ceases to exist.

i don't know anything about the laws in NI with regards to civil law limitations

MrsMeg

Fruitcake said:

The UK does not have a Statute of Limitations, although some countres around the world do. Watching too much foreign TV can result in incorrect terminology being used with regards to UK Law. 

As far as I am aware, there are no limitations for bringing a prosecution in criminal law within any part of the UK, so crimial cases are never statute barred.

In England and Wales, we have the Limitations Act 1980 that prohibits civil cases being pursued beyond six years, even if the allegd debt still exists.

In Scottish law we have the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 that prohibits civil cases beyond five years being pursued, and after which the alleged debt ceases to exist.

i don't know anything about the laws in NI with regards to civil law limitations

In this case, you're penultimate paragraph applies, which has already been mentioned on here.

Whilst my terminology may have been borrowed from Ally McBeal, we all knew what I was talking about & this isn't a criminal case - but thanks anyway.