The Claimant, who has dyslexia, worked for the Respondent until he was dismissed for gross misconduct. The Claimant's brother, who is not legally qualified, helped the Claimant to bring proceedings for unfair and wrongful dismissal and disability discrimination but, as a result of a misunderstanding regarding the effective date of termination, submitted the claim form out of time. The ET extended time in relation to the disability discrimination claim, where a wide discretion exists; it also extended time for the unfair and wrongful dismissal claims, given that the Claimant was a vulnerable individual and his brother's mistake arose from an error of fact rather than law. The Respondent appealed.

The EAT held that there was no proper basis to interfere with the ET decision, and the appeal would be dismissed.