Bermuda civil and statutory proceedings
How long is allowed to recover a statutory sum in Bermuda?
Ordinarily twenty years under section 11. Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period. Identify the enactment creating the sum and any special limitation or excluded proceeding. A claim merely involving a statute is not necessarily a section 11 recovery action.
- Period
- Ordinarily twenty years under section 11
- Trigger
- Accrual of the statutory recovery cause of action
- Rule
- Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11. Official consolidated body retrieved October 10, 2026. Bermuda Laws Online states laws amended through August 11, 2026.
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Identify the enactment creating the sum and any special limitation or excluded proceeding. A claim merely involving a statute is not necessarily a section 11 recovery action. Establish accrual of the statutory recovery cause of action and the actual completion required to establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period.
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How long is allowed to recover a statutory sum in Bermuda?
Ordinarily twenty years under section 11. Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period. Identify the enactment creating the sum and any special limitation or excluded proceeding. A claim merely involving a statute is not necessarily a section 11 recovery action.
Responsible actor. Claimant recovering a sum by virtue of an enactment.
Accrual of the statutory recovery cause of action.
Identify the enactment creating the sum and any special limitation or excluded proceeding. A claim merely involving a statute is not necessarily a section 11 recovery action.
Identify the enactment creating the sum and any special limitation or excluded proceeding. A claim merely involving a statute is not necessarily a section 11 recovery action.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11How does this provision count time?
- Establish accrual of the statutory recovery cause of action.
- Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period.
- Determine when the enforceable statutory sum became recoverable. Do not use enactment commencement as a substitute for accrual.
- The enabling enactment may impose a special recovery procedure or period. A later Registry opening cannot establish that the statutory sum was properly pursued.
Determine when the enforceable statutory sum became recoverable. Do not use enactment commencement as a substitute for accrual.
The enabling enactment may impose a special recovery procedure or period. A later Registry opening cannot establish that the statutory sum was properly pursued.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Identify the enactment creating the sum and any special limitation or excluded proceeding. A claim merely involving a statute is not necessarily a section 11 recovery action. Establish accrual of the statutory recovery cause of action and the actual completion required to establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period.
Claimant recovering a sum by virtue of an enactment establishes accrual of the statutory recovery cause of action. Determine when the enforceable statutory sum became recoverable. Do not use enactment commencement as a substitute for accrual. Ordinarily twenty years under section 11. Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period. The enabling enactment may impose a special recovery procedure or period. A later Registry opening cannot establish that the statutory sum was properly pursued. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
The enabling statute contains its own shorter recovery period. Identify the enactment creating the sum and any special limitation or excluded proceeding. A claim merely involving a statute is not necessarily a section 11 recovery action. Resolve the changed source branch and required act. The nominal period alone does not establish this scenario.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual procedure and branch
- Identify the enactment creating the sum and any special limitation or excluded proceeding. A claim merely involving a statute is not necessarily a section 11 recovery action.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Determine when the enforceable statutory sum became recoverable. Do not use enactment commencement as a substitute for accrual. The enabling enactment may impose a special recovery procedure or period. A later Registry opening cannot establish that the statutory sum was properly pursued.
- Actor and required completion
- Claimant recovering a sum by virtue of an enactment. Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period.
- Identify the enactment creating the sum and any special limitation or excluded proceeding. A claim merely involving a statute is not necessarily a section 11 recovery action.
- Claimant recovering a sum by virtue of an enactment. Accrual of the statutory recovery cause of action. Establish and commence the correctly classified action within its applicable statutory period. Identify the enactment creating the sum and any special limitation or excluded proceeding. A claim merely involving a statute is not necessarily a section 11 recovery action.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
How long is allowed to recover a statutory sum in Bermuda?
What does section 11 cover?
An action to recover a sum recoverable by virtue of an enactment.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11What starts its ordinary period?
Accrual of that cause of action.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11Is every statutory dispute covered?
No. Classify the actual remedy as recovery of a statutory sum.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11What if the enabling law has its own period?
Examine that special provision and the Act’s application before using section 11.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11Is enactment commencement the trigger?
Not by itself. The individual cause of action must accrue.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11Can ordinary limits be excluded?
Section 3(2) and the Act’s special provisions require their applicable scope to be checked.
Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Limitation Act 1984 (1984:54), section 11 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Sections 2, 3 and 29–34; applicable exclusions and special provisions | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act 1951, applicable interpretation and time provisions | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |