Griffiths J considered the situation under which the court might use its discretion to extend a limitation period: ‘the object of the discretion was to provide for the occasional hard case’ and that its application ‘should be reserved for cases of an unusual nature’.
Judges:
Griffiths J
Citations:
Unreported, 21 July 1977
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Horton v Sadler and Another HL 14-Jun-2006
The claimant had been injured in a road traffic accident for which the defendant was responsible in negligence. The defendant was not insured, and so a claim was to be made against the MIB. The plaintiff issued proceedings just before the expiry of . .
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Limitation
Updated: 26 May 2022; Ref: scu.242523
