Connelly v BIFFA Waste Services (Practice and Procedure : Appellate jurisdiction or Reasons or Burns-Barke) [2012] UKEAT 1104_11_0803 (08 March 2012)

Connelly v BIFFA Waste Services (Practice and Procedure : Appellate jurisdiction or Reasons or Burns-Barke) [2012] UKEAT 1104_11_0803 (08 March 2012)

The claimant's medical and personal circumstances did not prevent him from making timely written applications to the tribunal, and thus did not justify an extension of time to appeal.

Citation
[2012] UKEAT 1104_11_0803
Parties
Appellant: Claimant; Respondent: Respondent
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
08 March 2012
Procedural Posture
Appeal From Registrar's Order / Judgment on Application to Extend Time for Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Appellate Jurisdiction, Unfair Dismissal, Sex Discrimination, Procedural Discretion
Employment Law Civil Procedure Extension of Time Appellate Jurisdiction Unfair Dismissal Sex Discrimination Procedural Discretion

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Parties

Claimant

Appellant

Respondent

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal From Registrar's Order / Judgment on Application to Extend Time for Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether longstanding stress and cannabis abuse justify extension of time to appeal
  2. 2 Whether eye injury prevented timely filing of Notice of Appeal

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant's medical and personal circumstances did not prevent him from making timely written applications to the tribunal, and thus did not justify an extension of time to appeal.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed