Private Affairs newsletter - Winter 2016

A claimant must issue their claim within the relevant limitation period. The length of the relevant period will depend on the type of claim. However, it is common practice for parties in all manner of disputes to enter into standstill agreements when the expiry of a limitation period is approaching.

Boris Johnson’s victory in the Conservative Party leadership election came just 100 days before the latest Brexit deadline of 31 October. In this briefing we explore the impact of his appointment as PM on the UK’s preparations to leave the EU.