A student that pursues this degree on a half-time basis (7-8 credits per semester) will take four years to complete the program. Part-time students could carry a lighter caseload, but keep in mind that most schools have rules regarding the maximum time (usually six years) allowed to complete a degree.
In British Columbia, this equitable defence of estoppel has been successfully raised as a shield to defeat the defendantâs argument that the plaintiffâs Wills Variation Act claim is statute barred.his finding was upheld by the Court of Appeal. Needless to say, such late claims are clearly precarious. For example, the court refused to accept the claim of estoppel in Westover v. Cairns 2004 BCSC 1572. In that case a child commenced a Wills Variation Act claim slightly out of time.
A procedural rule which limits the time in which a party may bring an action for a right which has already accrued. Related Terms: Statute of Repose, Limitations or Statute of Limitations. See, also, limitations and statute of repose. Statute of limitations is the collective term commonly applied to a great number of acts, or parts of acts, that prescribe the periods beyond which' a plaintiff may not bring a cause of action.