england-and-wales discrimination civil-procedure statute-of-limitations
Why is there usually a six month time limit for bringing disability discrimination actions to court?
<p>Kester Disability Rights note in a blog post of 25 Jun (page 6) that</p>
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<p>There is usually a six month time limit to get your case to court.</p>
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<p>What provision might they be referring to and where can I read more about it?</p>

<p>This is probably refering to the time limit at <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/118" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Section 118 of the <em>Equality Act 2010</em></a>. Subject to some exceptions,</p>
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<p>proceedings on a claim within section 114 may not be brought after the end of... the period of 6 months starting with the date of the act to which the claim relates ...</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/sonia-birdee/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sonia Birdee (barrister)</a> has shared some slides on the topic: <a href="https://dglegal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Discrimination-Common-Problems-%E2%80%93-Limitation-Webinar.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Limitation in Equality Act 2010 claims (non-employment)</a>. She describes the general limitation period and also presents some ways of potentially getting more time.</p>
