Breach of contract: no six-year time limit in the tribunal | Practical Law

Breach of contract: no six-year time limit in the tribunal | Practical Law

An employment tribunal has held that the time limit for bringing a breach of contract claim in the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction Order 1994 (SI 1994/1623) is not subject to the six-year time limit in the Limitation Act 1980.

Breach of contract: no six-year time limit in the tribunal

Practical Law UK Articles 4-618-8517 (Approx. 3 pages)

Breach of contract: no six-year time limit in the tribunal

by Squire Patton Boggs and Practical Law Employment
Published on 24 Sep 2015 • United Kingdom
An employment tribunal has held that the time limit for bringing a breach of contract claim in the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction Order 1994 (SI 1994/1623) is not subject to the six-year time limit in the Limitation Act 1980.
For full coverage of this case, see Practical Law Employment, Legal update, Breach of contract: No six-year time limit in the tribunal (ET).