A standard instruction that turns up from time to time in case management orders goes: Legal submissions (if any) shall be in writing and accompanied…
A standard agenda for case management discussions is being piloted by three employment tribunal regions. If your case is being heard in one of those…
Most employment cases involve one claimant and one respondent. But many involve more – multiple claimants, multiple respondents or both. There are many ways in…
Having a right, for example the right not to be unfairly dismissed, or to have reasonable adjustments made to your disability, is one thing. But…
Tribunals occasionally ask the parties to prepare a thing called a ‘Scott schedule.’ This sounds very technical, but all it means is a table setting…
Sometimes you really have to complain to the tribunal about how the other side has behaved – in order to ask for costs, for instance,…
Imagine an enemy posse rushing towards you. They are dressed in bizarre and elaborate costumes, including papier mache horns, cardboard armour and joke-shop Dracula fangs.…
From time to time issues unrelated to the litigation will affect the running of a case. Employment tribunals are particularly prone to this, since most…
People sometimes feel that any letter they write must fall within a recognised category, and must not venture outside that area. In other words, if…
When the tribunal grants an application or makes an order, make sure that you understand exactly what is being said. It is easy to look…