In general, hearings will deal with all of the issues they have to decide in a block. That is to say, having identified six issues,…
A common error when dealing with expert reports is to ask questions that are too general. This normally occurs in two ways. Firstly, instead of…
The Employment Tribunal Service has published its 2006-07 statistics, which make interesting reading. etsas06-07.pdf
Advocates and tribunals do disagree. In many cases that disagreement will only become apparent once the tribunal gives its judgment, but, fairly often, the tribunal will intervene at some stage to say something to the effect of “One moment, Mr Rhodes, that is just not right”.
In Aptuit v Kennedy the EAT has provided guidance on two important issues relating to the Statutory Dismissal and Disciplinary Procedure. Firstly, the process by…
Lawyers are notorious for their use of jargon, or ‘legalese’ as it is sometimes known in this context. There are really two reasons for lawyers’…
Respondents can display all sorts of undesirable behaviour during a case. One of the more difficult to handle is an attempt to make a romantic…
Technically, there is no dress code for the tribunal (it is, of course, vital you wear something). Unlike many civil courts, you will not see…
Text messages create particular evidential problems, because unlike emails and Instant Messenger conversations they cannot normally be printed out. This makes it difficult to present…