| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 104 (Feb) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2011] EWCA Civ 107 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Sir Antony May P, Smith and Aikens LJJ |
| Representation | Adrian Davies (instructed by Petersfields LLP) for the claimant. |
| Jonathan Crystal (instructed by Thompsons Solicitors) for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 9 February 2011 |
Catchwords
Limitation of action - Extension of time limit - Discretion - Defamation - Claimant seeking to disapply 12-month limitation period - Master declining to extend limitation period - Judge dismissing appeal against master's decision - Whether judge erring - Whether limitation period ought to be extended - ss 4A, 32.
The Case
Limitation of action Extension of time limit. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that the judge had been right to decline to disapply the one-year limitation period applying to claims for defamation.
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