The Free Representation Unit is a London-based charity that provides free representation at employment and social security tribunals. Law students and trainee barristers and solicitors…
Cross-examination It is vitally important to have a plan of all the points you need to cover when questioning a witness. You will usually have…
If you are calculating loss over a period, you will want to know the number of days, weeks or years between one date and another.…
One common mistake in legal writing is excessive length. One of the causes of this is redundant phrasing. For example: We will provide a written…
In any trade ‘Use the right tool for the job’ is good advice. If you are writing a schedule of loss, the right tool is…
What did you find out the hard way? I found out something I already knew but decided to ignore. Simply do not ask a question…
Claimants in person The number of individuals representing themselves in the employment tribunals has remained fairly constant over the last 3 years: 30,195 in 05/06;…
The Employment Tribunal Service has at last published its statistics for the year to 31 March 2008.
You will often hear people in tribunal saying ‘That begs the question’. Almost all of them are misusing the phrase. ‘Begging the question’ is a…