Finding what you want in a hurry is a large part of conducting a hearing in an orderly way. Having to keep pausing in the…
Unless you have seen a written order from the tribunal; heard a Judge give an order or had a conversation with the tribunal staff in…
If you can do so without spending a fortune on photocopying or doing injury to your back, it is sensible to arrive at the tribunal…
Two previous posts (learn to type and laptops in the tribunal) suggest that it’s useful to be able to take typed notes of evidence during…
Most importantly, it will tell you where and when the tribunal will take place. This sounds obvious. It is, but people do get it wrong.…
If you are going to make a habit of representing others in the tribunals, learn to touch-type. That is, learn to type fluently, without looking…
There are a lot of different things that need to be done in the immediate run-up to a hearing: writing a chronology, drafting a list…
If you’re new to employment tribunal practice, it can be tempting to think that the person who matters is the legally qualified chairman who sits…
Employment tribunals normally expect witnesses to read their statements aloud. If the statements are very short, there’s something to be said for this: it gives…
If you are represented in tribunal, you will often need to communicate with your representative. A lot of the time this can be done by…