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How to never miss a limitation deadline
Limitation is where good matters go wrong. A simple system — and the tooling — to make sure a deadline is never silent.
Missing limitation is one of the few mistakes that can end a matter before it begins. Here's how to make it impossible.
Build the habit
- Compute on intake. The moment a matter opens, compute the limitation period from the cause of action.
- Record the trigger date. Limitation runs from a specific event — record it, don't estimate it.
- Account for exclusions. Court holidays, vacations and condonable delays change the real deadline.
- Set layered reminders. Not one alert — several, escalating as the date approaches.
Let the system carry it
Manual diaries fail silently. Jagriq's Litigation & Hearing Management pairs a 200+ rule limitation engine with eCourts cause-list sync, so deadlines surface automatically and never go silent.