To calculate limitation accurately, good lawyers follow a fixed sequence: first, identify the exact nature of the proceeding (suit, appeal, revision, execution, writ, complaint) and forum, then locate the governing statute or schedule entry that fixes the limitation period for that specific type of case; second, determine the precise “date of accrual” (breach, injury, termination, receipt of order, knowledge of fraud, etc.) and note any statutory rules that shift accrual to discovery; third, apply all exclusion provisions—time taken for mandatory notice, obtaining certified copies, periods of disability (minority, insanity), acknowledgments or part-payments that restart time, fraud or concealment, and court-closure rules—before doing the actual day-by-day calculation. The best lawyers then record this in a written “limitation note,” diarize multiple reminders, have a colleague cross-check the dates, and work backwards from the last date to set internal deadlines, ensuring strict compliance and minimizing any risk of the matter being time-barred.
