Simba-Tola v Oxfordshire Probation Services [2001] EWCA Civ 985 (19 June 2001)

Simba-Tola v Oxfordshire Probation Services [2001] EWCA Civ 985 (19 June 2001)

It is arguable that the recorder could not properly determine the disclosure application without examining the documents in question, as required by the guidelines in Nasse.

Citation
[2001] EWCA Civ 985
Parties
Applicant: Abena Simba-Tola; Respondent: Oxfordshire Probation Services
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
19 June 2001
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal
Outcome
permission to appeal granted
Legal Topics
Disclosure of Documents, Public Interest Immunity, Race Discrimination
Civil Procedure Discrimination Law Disclosure of Documents Public Interest Immunity Race Discrimination

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Parties

Abena Simba-Tola

Applicant

Oxfordshire Probation Services

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the recorder erred in refusing disclosure of other residents' case histories in a race discrimination claim
  2. 2 Whether the recorder should have examined the documents in question before ruling on disclosure

Ratio Decidendi

It is arguable that the recorder could not properly determine the disclosure application without examining the documents in question, as required by the guidelines in Nasse.

Court Disposition

permission to appeal granted

Orders

  • permission to appeal allowed
  • expedition of listing and transcript