The lack of a time bar: An injustice within unjust enrichment claims – Esben Finance Ltd and others v Wong Hou-Lianq Neil [2022] 1 SLR 136

• Main Author: TAN, Jie Loong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration; Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sljlexicon/25; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sljlexicon/article/1021/viewcontent/the_lack.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Limitation periods refer to the period within which a claimant who has a right to claim against another person, i.e., the defendant, must begin court proceedings to establish that right. Once that period has passed, the defendant can no longer be sued on that particular action. This is to prevent the threat of an action from continually hanging over the defendant such that once the limitation period has passed, the defendant can be sure that the claimant is no longer able to sue.