Court rejects industrial hearing loss claim on 'constructive knowledge' clause
The Court of Appeal has ruled against a noise-induced hearing loss claimant because the man had knowledge of his impairment "considerably earlier" than when he brought proceedings against his former employer.
Howard Platt, 76, worked for what was then British Rail at its locomotive works at Crewe between 1953 and 1988.
Between 1982 and 2011 Platt complained about ear and hearing-related problems on 12
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