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A county court ruling challenges the conventional understanding of limitation periods in consumer credit claims, finding that sections 140A-C of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may not be subject to statutory time limits at all. Drawing parallels with the Supreme Court's decision on unfair prejudice petitions, the judgment suggests that unfair relationship claims address a 'state of affairs' rather than a breach of duty, potentially opening the door to historic consumer credit litigation. The decision carries