Misunderstanding of law excuses late claim

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  British Coal Corporation v Keeble and others [1997] IRLR 336 EAT (1 other report)

  • Sex discrimination: Biggs not applicable to sex discrimination time limit

    Date:

    1 September 1997

    In British Coal Corporation v Keeble and others the EAT holds that, when considering whether to exercise its discretion to extend the time limit for lodging a complaint under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the industrial tribunal was entitled to take into account the applicant's understandable misunderstanding of European Community sex discrimination law.