EAT JURISDICTIONAL POINTS: Extension of time: just and equitable
Claim for age discrimination presented five weeks out of time – Claimant not giving evidence as to reason for delay but relying on medical reports and other documentary material – Held that Judge entitled to find that it was just and equitable to extend time notwithstanding certain deficiencies in the material before him – Observations on the nature of the evidence which should be put before Tribunals hearing preliminary or interlocutory matters, particularly applications for extensions.
Citations:
[2009] UKEAT 0102 – 09 – 2303
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 12 July 2022; Ref: scu.331191