Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2008] All ER (D) 440 (Jul)
Court: Employment Appeal Tribunal
Judge:

Judge Burke QC

Representation The employee appeared in person.
  David Reade QC (instructed by McGrigors LLP, Glasgow) for the respondents.
Judgment Dates: 3 July 2008

Catchwords

Employment tribunal - Procedure - Striking out - Absence of oral hearing - Employee submitting various claims against respondents in employment tribunal - Employment judge striking out claims without convening oral hearing - Whether judge erring.

The Case

Employment tribunal Procedure. Employment Appeal Tribunal: In the instant case, the employment judge's decision to strike out various claims made by the employee against the respondents without an oral hearing was flawed. It represented a significant departure from the overriding objective of dealing with cases justly.

Practice Areas

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