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Kuwait - Time Bars Maritime Law Nature of ClaimTime Bar Claims arising out of contract of carriage-cargo claims against the carrier for damage/shortage, carrier claims against the…

Kenya - Time Bars Limitation of Actions Act 1968- Revised  2012 Nature of ClaimTime Bar Contract claims - Sec. 4 (1) Actions may not be brought after the end of 6…

Japan - Time Bars We hereunder briefly explain the time bar system under Japanese law, the basic concepts and the specific time limits for the respective main or ordinary claims in practice and in…

Italy - Time Bars Last updated 31/01/2019 Under Italian law, limitation periods depend on the type of claim.  For the purpose of the time bars examined in this article, the main statutes are…

Ireland - Time Bars Statutory time bars are governed by the Statute of Limitations Act 1957 as amended by the Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act 1991 and 2000. The statutory limitation periods…

India - Time Bars Last updated November 2018 In India, the law for the limitation of suits and other proceedings is governed by the Limitation Act, 1963.  Indian law statutorily recognises that…

Greece - Time Bars Timebars and prescription of a right to claim in maritime cases are regulated in the provisions of the Greek Civil Code (GCC) and the Code of Private Maritime Law (CPML) except…

Germany - Time Bars The German Civil Code provides a general 3 years time bar period which applies to contractual as well as to statutory claims. If a damage or a personal injury is latent long-stop…

Finland - Time Bars Time Bar under Finnish civil law and Finnish maritime law According to the general principle of law debts shall be time bared if the creditor does not demand settlement within a…

Egypt - Time Bars What limitation periods apply to bringing a claim?What triggers a limitation period?Law Articles Contracts: 15 years The term of prescription for obligations is…