EAT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Case management
Striking-out/dismissal
The decision of the Employment Tribunal that the Claimant’s ET1 was illegible was perverse. Although difficult to read in parts it was perfectly readable in the original without the need for a magnifying glass. The Employment Tribunal had no jurisdiction to refuse to accept the claim under rule 3(2) of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure because of partial illegibility as the ET1 did contain the required details. In any event the refusal to accept the ET1 was disproportionate and contrary to the overriding objective.
Citations:
[2010] UKEAT 0102 – 10 – 1504
Links:
Employment
Updated: 17 August 2022; Ref: scu.410576
