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Unison, Regina (on The Application of) v Lord Chancellor: Admn 29 Jul 2013

Renewed application for permission to bring a claim for judicial review of the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013. Judges: Lewis J Citations: [2013] EWHC 2858 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: At Admn – Unison, Regina … Continue reading Unison, Regina (on The Application of) v Lord Chancellor: Admn 29 Jul 2013

Engel v Ministry of Justice and Department for Communities and Local Government: EAT 26 May 2016

EAT (Part Time Workers) PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Parties – PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Costs Whether a non-lead Claimant ought not to be bound by an earlier Employment Tribunal decision; see ET Rule 36(3). True construction of Regulation 5(2)(a) of the Part-Time Workers Regulations 2000, allowed to proceed to a Full Hearing of the appeals … Continue reading Engel v Ministry of Justice and Department for Communities and Local Government: EAT 26 May 2016

Unison, Regina (on The Application of) v Lord Chancellor: SC 26 Jul 2017

The union appellant challenged the validity of the imposition of fees on those seeking to lay complaints in the Employment Tribunal system. Held: The appeal succeeded. The fees were discriminatory and restricted access to justice. The consequence of the order had been very substantially to reduce the number of cases coming before the tribunal, and: … Continue reading Unison, Regina (on The Application of) v Lord Chancellor: SC 26 Jul 2017

Unison, Regina (on The Application of) v The Lord Chancellor and Another: Admn 7 Feb 2014

The claimant challenged the Regulations and Orders charging for the laying of complaints at Employment Tribunals, saying they were mistaken and discriminatory. Held: The challenge failed. The new Order was not in breach of European Union principles of effectiveness or equivalence. Althought the new system was expensive for litigants it was not so to the … Continue reading Unison, Regina (on The Application of) v The Lord Chancellor and Another: Admn 7 Feb 2014

O’Brien v Ministry of Justice: SC 6 Feb 2013

The appellant, a part time recorder challenged his exclusion from pension arrangements. Held: The appeal was allowed. No objective justification has been shown for departing from the basic principle of remunerating part-timers pro rata temporis. ‘The reality is that recorders are expected to observe the terms and conditions of their appointment, and that they may … Continue reading O’Brien v Ministry of Justice: SC 6 Feb 2013

Ridehalgh v Horsefield; Allen v Unigate Dairies Ltd: CA 26 Jan 1994

Guidance for Wasted Costs Orders Guidance was given on the circumstances required for the making of wasted costs orders against legal advisers. A judge invited to make an order arising out of an advocate’s conduct of court proceedings must make full allowance for the fact that an advocate has to make decisions quickly and under … Continue reading Ridehalgh v Horsefield; Allen v Unigate Dairies Ltd: CA 26 Jan 1994