The court considered an appeal against the tribunal’s exercise of a discretion. Gibson LJ said: ‘The discretion of the tribunal under section 68(6) is a wide one. This court will not interfere with the exercise of discretion unless we can see that the tribunal erred in principle or was otherwise plainly wrong.”
Judges:
Gibson LJ
Citations:
[1999] EWCA Civ 1798
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Daniel v Homerton Hospital Trust EAT 14-Dec-1998
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See Also – Daniel v Homerton Hospital Trust EAT 18-May-1998
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Cited by:
Cited – Robertson v Bexley Community Centre CA 11-Mar-2003
The claimant brought his claim in discrimination, but it was out of time. The employer appealed against a decision to extend the time for him to file his complaint.
Held: A tribunal has a very wide discretion in the area of whether to extend . .
Cited – Department of Constitutional Affairs v Jones CA 18-Jul-2007
The employer appealed an order extending the time for the claimant to claim disability discrimination. The claimant had been suspended pending disciplinary proceedings, but became subject to severe depression, and his doctors said he was unfit to . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Employment
Updated: 30 May 2022; Ref: scu.146713
