Batt v Royal Mail [2011] EWHC 900 (Ch) (08 April 2011)
No error of law or maladministration was found in Royal Mail's decision-making process or the Deputy Ombudsman's review; absence of medical evidence of permanent incapacity justified rejection of the complaint.
- Citation
- [2011] EWHC 900 (Ch)
- Parties
- Appellant: John Batt; Respondent: Royal Mail
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 08 April 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Statutory Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Maladministration, Ill Health Retirement, Incapacity Test, Pension Entitlement
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Parties
John Batt
Appellant
Royal Mail
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Statutory Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Royal Mail's decision not to award an ill-health retirement pension constituted maladministration
- 2 Whether the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman erred in law in rejecting Mr Batt's complaint
Ratio Decidendi
No error of law or maladministration was found in Royal Mail's decision-making process or the Deputy Ombudsman's review; absence of medical evidence of permanent incapacity justified rejection of the complaint.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
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