Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council v Ladejobi: EAT 2 Sep 1999

The time limits for lodging appeals against Employment tribunal rulings are strict. The date of promulgation is the operative date from which the date sent is to be calculated. The rules set aside the normal rules on interpretation as to when a document might be deemed to arrive.

Judges:

Morrison P

Citations:

Gazette 02-Sep-1999, [1999] ICR 673

Statutes:

Employment Appeal Rules 1993, Interpretation Act 1978 7

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

See AlsoLondon Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham v Ladejobi EAT 1-Nov-1998
The tribunal was asked as to the date from which time started to run for the purposes of calculating the 42-day period within which an appeal should have been brought from a decision of an Employment Tribunal, if it was to be brought at all.

Cited by:

AppliedGdynia American Shipping Lines (London) Ltd v Chelminski CA 8-Jul-2004
The employers had sought to appeal from a decision of the employment tribunal. The EAT had refused it as out of time.
Held: The rules required the appellant to file within 42 days of receiving the decision, the notice of appeal together with a . .
CitedSodexho Ltd v Gibbons EAT 14-Jul-2005
EAT Deposit ordered. Order lost in post due to the Claimant putting wrong post-code on ET1. Review. Distinguishing Judgments from Orders. Strike-out. Extending time. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Employment

Updated: 05 October 2022; Ref: scu.81207