If you are representing a client (or yourself) in the employment tribunal – or any other court or tribunal, come to that – your job…
If you’re suing your employer in the employment tribunal, it’s sensible to observe one or two hearings first, so that you have some idea what…
Apparently people are doing this (particularly telephone CMDs). You really must not. It’s illegal. s9 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 make recording court…
Solicitors who compile hearing bundles sometimes put in a tabbed divider card for every single document. That’s a pain: it adds a lot of bulk…
When you’re taking notes in a hearing you don’t need to attempt a verbatim record. Unless you know shorthand or you’re a fast typist you…
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…
I recently had a mildly unsettling experience at the Employment Appeal Tribunal. When the clerk called me in he mentioned that HHJ McMullen QC followed…