Where a worker's injury is a disease contracted by gradual process during successive employments, only the last employer (liable under ss 15 and 16) is subject to the s 151D(2) limitation regime. Claims against earlier employers are governed by the Limitation Act 1969 (ss 60C and 60E). Applicants for extensions of limitation periods must address evidence of actual prejudice at the hearing of the extension application, not defer it to trial. The apparent weakness of a plaintiff's case on causation is a factor militating against the grant of leave.
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