Lincolnshire Police v Caston: EAT 16 Mar 2009

EAT JURISDICTION POINTS – Extension of time: just and equitable
Disability discrimination claim brought outside primary time limit Judge entitled to hold that misleading instructions given by Claimant to her solicitors as a result of mental ill-health constituted an exceptional circumstance entitling him to extend time – Robertson v Bexley Community Centre [2003] IRLR 434 discussed – passage in ‘Employment Law Practice 2007’ disapproved.

Citations:

[2009] UKEAT 0530 – 08 – 1603

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Employment

Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.346160