In Hardie Grant London Limited v Aspden, the EAT has made it clear (if it wasn’t already) that the statutory limit on the amount of…
A paper-heavy case – where the hearing bundle runs to several volumes and there are a dozen witnesses or more – presents various specific difficulties.…
Some employment disputes just are about really bad behaviour. If you’ve suffered sexual harassment, or racist or homophobic abuse, for example, there’s no pleasant way…
If you arrive at the tribunal on your own, or on your own apart from a representative or a family member, it can be quite…
… point your feet at the employment judge. Witnesses are constantly reminded to address their answers to the tribunal. When you’re being questioned by your…
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…