The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Limitation Periods -A Comparative Study-

Section: RESEARCH
Issue
Vol. 25 No. 81 (2022): Volume 25 Issue 81
Published
Aug 4, 2025
Pages
290-357

Abstract

A limitation period is deadlines set by law for bringing legal action or procedure, and if the limitation period expired then the claim is statute-barred. This is because once the limitation period has started, the running of time cannot be suspended. However, litigation procedures may interrupt by force majeure , an event that is unforeseeable and cannot be prevented. More recently, the closure of court premises was declared, and hearings and procedures were postponed or cancelled in response to the coronavirus crisis and to contain the pandemic. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impacts of the pandemic on limitation periods during the pandemic.

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Authors

Shukri Alzebary

Resercher

ORCID
Ali Al-hadidy

College of Rights

ORCID

Identifiers

https://doi.org/10.33899/arlj.2022.133814.1202
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