Limitation Period Guidance - Old Abuse Allegations
Young v Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds) and another [2006] EWCA
Civ 1534
CA
14 November 2006
Daily Law Notes Summary
Guidance as to the correct approach when construing s14(2) of the
Limitation Act 1980. The Court of Appeal gave guidance when,
inter alia, allowing the appeals of the defendants, Catholic Care
(Diocese of Leeds) and the Home Office, from a decision on a
preliminary issue by Judge Cockroft, sitting in the Leeds County
Court on 18 November 2005, that, for the purposes of limitation
and s11(4)(b) of the 1980 Act, the “date of knowledge” of the
claimant, Kevin Raymond Young, as defined by s14 of the 1980 Act
was within the required three years of the date when proceedings
were issued.