[
{
"name": "a contract breached on 15 March 2020 may be sued on until 15 March 2026",
"args": [
"contract",
"2020-03-15",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "contract",
"years": 6,
"section": "s.5",
"runsFrom": "2020-03-15",
"expiry": "2026-03-15"
}
},
{
"name": "the anniversary, not 6 x 365 days (which lands on 14 March 2026)",
"args": [
"tort",
"2020-03-15",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "tort",
"years": 6,
"section": "s.2",
"runsFrom": "2020-03-15",
"expiry": "2026-03-15"
}
},
{
"name": "accrued on 29 February: no corresponding date in 2026, so the end of February",
"args": [
"contract",
"2020-02-29",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "contract",
"years": 6,
"section": "s.5",
"runsFrom": "2020-02-29",
"expiry": "2026-02-28"
}
},
{
"name": "accrued on 28 February: the anniversary, not 29 February in a leap year",
"args": [
"tort",
"2019-02-28",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "tort",
"years": 6,
"section": "s.2",
"runsFrom": "2019-02-28",
"expiry": "2025-02-28"
}
},
{
"name": "accrued on 31 December: expires 31 December, not 30th or 1 January",
"args": [
"deed",
"2014-12-31",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "deed",
"years": 12,
"section": "s.8(1)",
"runsFrom": "2014-12-31",
"expiry": "2026-12-31"
}
},
{
"name": "personal injury with no later knowledge: 3 years from the accident",
"args": [
"personal-injury",
"2023-06-01",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "personal-injury",
"years": 3,
"section": "s.11(4)",
"runsFrom": "2023-06-01",
"expiry": "2026-06-01"
}
},
{
"name": "personal injury: a later date of knowledge starts the clock",
"args": [
"personal-injury",
"2015-01-10",
"2024-11-30"
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "personal-injury",
"years": 3,
"section": "s.11(4)",
"runsFrom": "2024-11-30",
"expiry": "2027-11-30"
}
},
{
"name": "personal injury: a knowledge date before accrual changes nothing",
"args": [
"personal-injury",
"2023-06-01",
"2023-05-01"
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "personal-injury",
"years": 3,
"section": "s.11(4)",
"runsFrom": "2023-06-01",
"expiry": "2026-06-01"
}
},
{
"name": "fatal accident: 3 years from the date of death",
"args": [
"fatal-accident",
"2024-02-29",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "fatal-accident",
"years": 3,
"section": "s.12(2)",
"runsFrom": "2024-02-29",
"expiry": "2027-02-28"
}
},
{
"name": "defamation: one year from publication",
"args": [
"defamation",
"2025-10-01",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "defamation",
"years": 1,
"section": "s.4A",
"runsFrom": "2025-10-01",
"expiry": "2026-10-01"
}
},
{
"name": "defamation accruing on the day the 1996 Act's one-year period began",
"args": [
"defamation",
"1996-09-04",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "defamation",
"years": 1,
"section": "s.4A",
"runsFrom": "1996-09-04",
"expiry": "1997-09-04"
}
},
{
"name": "malicious falsehood: one year",
"args": [
"malicious-falsehood",
"2026-01-31",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "malicious-falsehood",
"years": 1,
"section": "s.4A",
"runsFrom": "2026-01-31",
"expiry": "2027-01-31"
}
},
{
"name": "contribution: two years from the judgment",
"args": [
"contribution",
"2025-07-14",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "contribution",
"years": 2,
"section": "s.10(1)",
"runsFrom": "2025-07-14",
"expiry": "2027-07-14"
}
},
{
"name": "recovery of land: twelve years",
"args": [
"recovery-of-land",
"2010-04-06",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "recovery-of-land",
"years": 12,
"section": "s.15(1)",
"runsFrom": "2010-04-06",
"expiry": "2022-04-06"
}
},
{
"name": "rent arrears: six years from the day each instalment fell due",
"args": [
"rent-arrears",
"2021-03-25",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "rent-arrears",
"years": 6,
"section": "s.19",
"runsFrom": "2021-03-25",
"expiry": "2027-03-25"
}
},
{
"name": "mortgage principal: twelve years",
"args": [
"mortgage-principal",
"2016-08-31",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "mortgage-principal",
"years": 12,
"section": "s.20(1)",
"runsFrom": "2016-08-31",
"expiry": "2028-08-31"
}
},
{
"name": "mortgage interest arrears: six years",
"args": [
"mortgage-interest",
"2016-08-31",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "mortgage-interest",
"years": 6,
"section": "s.20(5)",
"runsFrom": "2016-08-31",
"expiry": "2022-08-31"
}
},
{
"name": "an action on a judgment: six years from when it became enforceable",
"args": [
"judgment",
"2020-01-15",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "judgment",
"years": 6,
"section": "s.24(1)",
"runsFrom": "2020-01-15",
"expiry": "2026-01-15"
}
},
{
"name": "judgment interest arrears: six years",
"args": [
"judgment-interest",
"2020-01-15",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "judgment-interest",
"years": 6,
"section": "s.24(2)",
"runsFrom": "2020-01-15",
"expiry": "2026-01-15"
}
},
{
"name": "sums recoverable by statute: six years",
"args": [
"statute-sum",
"1981-05-01",
null
],
"expect": {
"claimType": "statute-sum",
"years": 6,
"section": "s.9(1)",
"runsFrom": "1981-05-01",
"expiry": "1987-05-01"
}
},
{
"name": "an unknown claim type is an error",
"args": [
"negligence",
"2020-01-01",
null
],
"expectError": "unknown claim type \"negligence\""
},
{
"name": "a knowledge date for a contract claim is an error, not ignored",
"args": [
"contract",
"2020-01-01",
"2021-01-01"
],
"expectError": "knowledgeDate must be null"
},
{
"name": "defamation accruing before 4 September 1996 is not carried",
"args": [
"defamation",
"1996-09-03",
null
],
"expectError": "no limitation rule for defamation accruing on 1996-09-03"
},
{
"name": "a cause of action before the Act came into force is not carried",
"args": [
"contract",
"1981-04-30",
null
],
"expectError": "no limitation rule for contract accruing on 1981-04-30"
},
{
"name": "an impossible accrual date is an error",
"args": [
"contract",
"2021-02-29",
null
],
"expectError": "not a real calendar date"
},
{
"name": "an impossible knowledge date is an error",
"args": [
"personal-injury",
"2021-02-01",
"2021-13-01"
],
"expectError": "2021-13-01"
}
]