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L-8.5 - Limitation of Actions Act

Section 14
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Contribution
14(1)Subject to subsection (2), no claim for contribution in respect of a payment that a claimant has made, or a liability that a claimant has incurred by virtue of a settlement or judgment, shall be brought against a person after the expiry of the earlier of
(a) the period of 2 years that begins on the day the claimant first knew or ought reasonably to have known that the person was liable to make the contribution, and
(b) whichever of the following periods expires last:
(i) fifteen years from the day the act or omission that gave rise to the payment, settlement or judgment occurred, and
(ii) five years from the day of the payment, settlement or judgment.
14(2)No claim for contribution under paragraph 2(c) of the Tortfeasors Act shall be brought against a person after the expiry of the earlier of
(a) the period of 2 years that begins on the day on which the claimant, having settled the original claim out of which the claim for contribution arises or having been served with the pleading by which that original claim was brought, first knew or ought reasonably to have known that the person was liable to make the contribution, and
(b) the period of 15 years from the day of the person’s act or omission in respect of which the claim for contribution is brought.
Contribution
14(1)Subject to subsection (2), no claim for contribution in respect of a payment that a claimant has made, or a liability that a claimant has incurred by virtue of a settlement or judgment, shall be brought against a person after the expiry of the earlier of
(a) the period of 2 years that begins on the day the claimant first knew or ought reasonably to have known that the person was liable to make the contribution, and
(b) whichever of the following periods expires last:
(i) fifteen years from the day the act or omission that gave rise to the payment, settlement or judgment occurred, and
(ii) five years from the day of the payment, settlement or judgment.
14(2)No claim for contribution under paragraph 2(c) of the Tortfeasors Act shall be brought against a person after the expiry of the earlier of
(a) the period of 2 years that begins on the day on which the claimant, having settled the original claim out of which the claim for contribution arises or having been served with the pleading by which that original claim was brought, first knew or ought reasonably to have known that the person was liable to make the contribution, and
(b) the period of 15 years from the day of the person’s act or omission in respect of which the claim for contribution is brought.
Contribution
14(1)Subject to subsection (2), no claim for contribution in respect of a payment that a claimant has made, or a liability that a claimant has incurred by virtue of a settlement or judgment, shall be brought against a person after the expiry of the earlier of
(a) the period of 2 years that begins on the day the claimant first knew or ought reasonably to have known that the person was liable to make the contribution, and
(b) whichever of the following periods expires last:
(i) fifteen years from the day the act or omission that gave rise to the payment, settlement or judgment occurred, and
(ii) five years from the day of the payment, settlement or judgment.
14(2)No claim for contribution under paragraph 2(c) of the Tortfeasors Act shall be brought against a person after the expiry of the earlier of
(a) the period of 2 years that begins on the day on which the claimant, having settled the original claim out of which the claim for contribution arises or having been served with the pleading by which that original claim was brought, first knew or ought reasonably to have known that the person was liable to make the contribution, and
(b) the period of 15 years from the day of the person’s act or omission in respect of which the claim for contribution is brought.