The Law Commission published its report on the reform of the law relating to limitation of actions in July, 2001. In the main, the report adopts the recommendations for reform that were set out in its 1998 consultation paper on this subject.

The recommendations are centered around a core regime of a primary limitation period of three years from the date the claimant knows of the facts that give rise to the cause of action and a long-stop limitation period of ten years from the date the cause of action accrued.

Claims for possession of land would be subject only to the ten year long-stop period.

A draft Bill is published with the report, but there are no present proposals to introduce legislation in the current parliamentary session.