[2011] EWHC 1245 (QB)

An employment judge had erred in concluding that it was not reasonably practicable for a statutory authority to serve notices of appeal against 10 improvement notices within time. The authority had had expert legal advice, knew of the relevant time limits and would not have been prejudiced in respect of an impending criminal investigation into incidents arising out of the same subject-matter by issuing its appeal notices.

QBD (Slade J)

18/05/2011