Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[2009] All ER (D) 135 (Sep)
Court:	Employment Appeal Tribunal
Judge:	Underhill J
Representation	Jane Russell and Jude Bunting (instructed by Khan & Partners) for the employee.
	Adam Tolley (instructed by the Treasury Solicitior) for the Secretary of State
Judgment Dates:	27 July 2009

Catchwords

Employment - Discrimination - Racial discrimination - National Security - Employee member of armed forces - Employee bringing proceedings against Secretary of State for racial discrimination and harassment - Judge ordering hearing should be held in private in interests of national security - Whether judge erring - The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2004, , .

The Case

Employment Discrimination. On an appeal by the employee against an order that the hearing had to be held in private in the interests of national security, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that insofar as possible the hearing should be held in public, even at the cost of some inconvenience to the structure of the hearing.

Practice Areas

• Local Government
• Employment

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