If you are representing a client (or yourself) in the employment tribunal – or any other court or tribunal, come to that – your job…
File this under advice that sounds like the bloody obvious, but can be surprisingly hard to follow. During litigation, the other side will make all…
1. In this skeleton argument, references to pages of the core bundle will be in square brackets, in bold print, with the prefix “core.” References…
If you’ve been doing employment tribunal work long enough, and well enough, that you’re no longer a beginner, it’s still worth going back to where…
The vast majority of Employment Judges are, the vast majority of the time, calm and reasonable. It’s useful, however, to have in mind, when preparing…
The primary aim of written submissions to persuade the Judge to decide in your favour. This means doing two things. First, explaining your case (both…
‘Confirmation bias’ is the name given to the psychological process by which we all tend to fit the evidence we encounter to our pre-existing beliefs,…
The American Bar Association makes all of the merits briefs to the US Supreme court available online. Don’t rush off to read them if you’re…
During the course of litigation, you will have to refer to the parties, in letters, written submissions and so on. There are basically two ways…
Investigations are a common battleground in unfair dismissal cases, particularly where an employee is accused of misconduct. Employers have to carry out a reasonable investigation…