UNSUCCESSFUL APPEAL AGAINST JUDGE’S DISCRETION TO EXERCISE S.33 DISCRETION IN FAVOUR OF A CLAIMANT: DECISION TODAY

In Azam v University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 3384 (QB) Mr Justice Saini dismissed a defendant's appeal when a trial judge had allowed the claimant's application under Section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980.  This judgment highlights the balancing exercise that the court h...