“…In Adams v Bracknell Forest Borough Council [2004] UKHL 29, [2005] 1 AC 76 the adult claimant brought an action for damages suffered as a result of the defendant’s failure to diagnose his dyslexia when at school. The H…”
“…t of the purpose of limitation acts is plainly right, and in any event Sir Murray’s observation was approved by the House of Lords: Adams v Bracknell Forest BC [2004] UKHL 29, [2005] 1 AC 76. In addition to giving protection to defendants against facing stale claims there is also a more general social benefit. As McHugh J said in th…”
“… the burden is on the claimant to show that his or her prejudice would outweigh that to the defendant: Donovan at 477E; Adamsv Bracknell Forest Borough Council [2004] UKHL 29, [2005] 1 AC 76, at [55], approving observations in Robinson v St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council [2003] PIQR P9 at [32] and [33]; McGhie v British Teleco…”