NUGENT v. HARLAND & WOLFF, LTD.

(1948) 82 Ll.L.Rep. 445

COURT OF APPEAL.

Before Lord Justice Bucknill, Lord Justice Cohen and Lord Justice Denning.

Workmen's compensation - Review of weekly payments - Application for review-Applicant (then a scaler 15 years of age) awarded compensation in respect of accident in September, 1942- Compensation (assessed on notional weekly wage of £3) terminated on applicant taking up other work in which he earned more than £3 per week -Recurrence of incapacity after reaching age of 21 and when unemployed- Application made for "such weekly compensation as he may be entitled to" -No express mention of fact that applicant had reached the age of 21-Whether correspondence between parties was a sufficient indication that applicant was making a claim for review under Sect. 11 (2) of Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925-Appeal by applicant against award of learned County Court Judge that the application for review under Sect. 11 (2) was made out of time.