Limitation Act 1980, section 8: twelve years for an action upon a specialty (a deed) (Limitation Act 1980 s.8(1))
A claim on a deed has twelve years, so documents signed as deeds are kept longer than ordinary contracts.
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“An action upon a specialty shall not be brought after the expiration of twelve years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.”
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