SECTION 33 APPLICATION IN CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CASE: THE SINS OF THE SOLICITORS WERE NOT VISITED UPON THE CLAIMANT: ACTION ALLOWED TO PROCEED WHEN IT WAS 5 1/2 YEARS OUT OF TIME

We looked at the judgment in  Shaw v Maguire (Re Preliminary Issues) [2023] EWHC 2155 (KB) in an earlier post where Master  Cook held that the court had a discretion under Section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980 in a fatal claim.  Here we look at the substantive decision itself. The Master exercised t...