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Nolan v Wright

[2009] EWHC 305 (Ch)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Chancery Division)
Year2009
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A claim by a debtor to reopen a credit agreement as an extortionate credit bargain under sections 137 to 140 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, whether by counterclaim or separate action, is an action upon a specialty for which the limitation period under section 8 of the Limitation Act 1980 is twelve years.

Area of Law

General

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