From time to time the other side will interrupt you during your cross-examination or submissions. Not all interruptions are unhelpful. One common reason for interrupting…
HM Courts and Tribunals Service is currently trying to make more efficient use of their estate (i.e. the buildings they own). Historically, different courts and…
At no point during a tribunal hearing should you adopt a funny voice or do an impression of a witness. Not in cross-examination and not…
The employment tribunals have recently moved to dealing with unfair dismissal cases under the fast-track procedure that has been operating for some years in wages…
Here’s a Word version of the standard CMD agenda in use in at least 3 employment tribunal regions – and quite handy as a checklist…
Presenting a case is an exercise in storytelling. The two parties tell the tribunal rival stories, and the tribunal decides which one it believes. Stories…
Solicitors for employers quite often write letters with this heading. It means the letter – because it is an attempt to settle the claim –…
We have both previously posted about Mehta v Child Support Agency, in which the EAT doubted the usefulness of having witnesses read their statements aloud:…
Employers, as we have remarked before, tend to hate the idea of re-employing an employee they have dismissed (see Reinstatement and re-engagement; but also Be…
A few months back, Naomi wrote about Mehta v Child Support Agency, where President Underhill suggested that it was not always necessary for witnesses to…