The plaintiff sued the defendant law firm for negligence after the expiry of the statutory limitation period, pursuant to a tolling agreement.
The defendant then commenced third party proceedings for contribution and indemnity against the third party accountants.
The third parties successfully moved for summary judgment dismissing the claim against them because the statutory limitation period between the plaintiff and the third parties had expired.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's appeal, holding that section 8 of the Negligence Act applies to all contribution claims and requires the main action to be commenced within the applicable statutory limitation period, which was not done here.
