‘These appeals raise questions as to the correct approach to the application of section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980 in the light of the decision of the House of Lords in A v Hoare [2008] UKHL 6, [2008] 1 AC 844. Each appeal arises out of allegations of historic sexual abuse at a children’s home or homes. ‘
Citations:
[2009] EWCA Civ 827, [2009] LS Law Medical 524, [2009] Fam Law 1045, [2010] PIQR P3, [2010] 1 FLR 707, [2010] 1 WLR 516
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Cited – McDonnell and Another v Walker CA 24-Nov-2009
The defendant appealed against the disapplication of section 11 of the 1980 Act under section 33.
Held: The appeal succeeded. The defendant had not contributed significantly to the delay: ‘the defendant received claims quite different in . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Limitation, Personal Injury
Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.365610
