Limitation

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Statutory limitation periods seek to regulate the balance between interests which compete and sometimes conflict, ie:

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    the interest of the claimant in having the most extensive opportunity to pursue claims for legal redress, and

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    the interest of the defendant in not having to defend stale proceedings because:

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      it is unfair for the 'sword of Damocles' to hang over them indefinitely

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      the passage of time causes memory to fade and...

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