23 Nov 2006
MACPHERSON V ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION HC AK CIV-2005-419-1347
- Citation
- openlaw-04a790f2_27ba_4d02_945e_15e69facc92f.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The High Court has jurisdiction under High Court Rules r703(5) to extend the time for applying for leave to appeal under s97 ARCI Act because s97 did not prescribe a time limit and r703(5) contemplates the Court may extend time; the District Court lacks jurisdiction to grant such an extension in this context; on the merits the applicant's delay was not inordinate given personal and legal-aid factors, prejudice to ACC was not overriding, and the proposed appeal raised serious questions of law capable of bona fide argument, therefore extension of time to apply for leave was granted with directi…