Is estoppel permitted to be used to extend or postpone the limitation period contained in the Limitation Act?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from 1043325 Ontario Ltd. v. CSA Building Sciences Western Ltd., 2016 BCCA 258 (CanLII):
In the circumstances, I again leave for another day the question I stated some years ago in Chan v. Lee (Estate) 2004 BCCA 644 at para. 29 – whether estoppel may be applied to extend or postpone a limitation period contained in the Limitation Act, or whether its detailed postponement provisions constitute a complete code. (b) Characterization of the Claim
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