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-| tips = In June 2013, a new ''Limitation Act'' came into force. The new Act simplified the time limits for filing civil lawsuits. Instead of a variety of basic limitation periods that were based on the type of legal action, there is now a single two-year basic limitation period for all civil claims. Exceptions to this are civil claims that enforce a monetary judgment, exempted claims and actions that have limitation periods set by other statutes. The new Act also introduced a 15-year ultimate limitation period. The new Act’s limitation periods apply to claims arising from acts or omissions that occur and are discovered on or after June 1, 2013.
+| tips = You have to start a lawsuit within the ''limitation period'' for that type of claim. Some usual limitation periods are:
+*two years for personal injury, defamation or damage to property,
+*six years for most debts and breaches of contract, and
+*10 years for fraudulent breach of trust.
+However, these limitation periods may be shorter for different types of defendants or claims. For example, written notice of a claim against a municipality must generally be given within ''two months'' and the court action against the municipality started within ''six months''.
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