Cases - Gibbs v Guild
Record details
- Name
- Gibbs v Guild
- Date
- (1881)
- Citation
- 9 QBD 59, CA
- Legislation
- Keywords
- Contract administration
- Summary
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That a party's cause of action will accrue at the time of breach of contract is a long-standing principle of English law that dates back to the beginning of contract law. It is the breach of contract that is the 'gist of the action'; consequently, time will run from the date of such a breach.