does letter of claim has a validity period

[peeta]

Hi,

hope everyone is well

after a letter of claim is issued by the claimant for a claim (which I think comes under contract law), is there a period within which they will have to issue court proceedings?

or can they sleep on it for however long they want and only issue the claim when they fancy?

another way of asking this is, after issuing a letter of claim, is they a period after which they may have to issue another?

the context is, a customer of our business issued a claim for refund through lawyers, we declined with reasons and we have not heard from their lawyers since then?

but he has been messaging us directly...

[atticus]

OK, so he is not paying lawyers and not following through on threats to take action. Just keep an eye on this, and be prepared to act if anything does happen.

But no, there is no time limit other than the statutory limitation period.

[peeta]

thanks for the reply atticus , but he has been contacting us directly to establish some facts about the case.

Given the situation, should we give him all the facts or not?

we are interested to settle the matter out of court, but not sure the best way to deal with this..any advice please ?

[peeta]

But no, there is no time limit other than the statutory limitation period.

Hi atticus , I'v been reading about this, so if I understand correctly, as long as Letter of claim is issued within the statutory limitation period (6 years for contract law), then the clock stops and the claimant can indefinite time to file the claim with the court? is that right?

[peeta]

I was reading https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/pr...n_conduct#17.1

and it seems the sending of Letter of Claim does not stop the clock? only once the claim is issued the clock stops. is my understanding correct?

[atticus]

Hi atticus , I'v been reading about this, so if I understand correctly, as long as Letter of claim is issued within the statutory limitation period (6 years for contract law), then the clock stops and the claimant can indefinite time to file the claim with the court? is that right?

No. that is not right. It is court proceedings that must be commenced before the limitation period expires.