| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2009] All ER (D) 259 (Nov) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2009] EWCA Civ 1275 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Waller, Rimer LJJ and Sir Paul Kennedy |
| Representation | Simon Hilton (instructed by Pannone LLP) for the claimants. |
| Frank Burton QC and Paul Russell (instructed by Cogent) for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 24 November 2009 |
Catchwords
Limitation of action - Period of limitation - Personal injury claim - Whether court should exercise discretion to disapply limitation period - , .
The Case
Limitation of action Period of limitation. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division held that the judge had erred in disapplying the provision of s11 of the under s33 in order to allow the claimants to make a claim for personal injuries outside the three-year limit.
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