The applicant had had her case for unfair dismissal rejected, and also by the EAT. She now sought leave t0 appeal. The organisation, a local MIND had decided it was insolvent and had dismissed its staff. She asserted that no decision to wind up the organisation had been made. She alleged apparent bias, after the chairman of the tribunal had shared a taxi with one of the respondents after one day of the hearing.
Held: She had to establish that she would have a fair chance of success on appeal. Though it had been wrong to describe the risk of bias as transitory or illusory, there was no real prospect of success. Leave refused.
Judges:
Lord Justice Sedley
Citations:
[2001] EWCA Civ 1207
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.147637