EAT Case no 908/98, heard on 17th June 1999
NOTES

Davidson v Ministry of Defence, EAT Case no 908/98, heard on 17th June 1999 (unreported)
Full text judgment is available free on the EAT web-site.


(i) Authority for the proposition that

in exercising discretion as to whether to allow an application to amend an IT1 (Originating Application) so as to raise a new cause of action, a tribunal must consider the extent to which the IT1 disclosed the facts which form the basis of the new claim rather than whether the form of the new claim itself was mentioned.

For relevant general notes see Procedure of Employment Tribunals/adding new claims .

(ii) An example of a case in which

it was just and equitable to allow an extension of the normal 3 month time limit for bringing a complaint under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

For relevant general notes see Disability Discrimination/Disability Discrimination Act 1995/time-limits for claims under DDA95


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