EAT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Amendment
The Employment Judge erred in failing to construe the Respondent’s response as a blanket admission of the Claimant’s claims. His secondary judgment that, if wrong, he would allow the response to be amended to withdraw most of the admissions was nevertheless correct. CPR PD14 applied since Employment Tribunal Rules are silent on withdrawal of admissions. It would be exceptional to remove a dispute about discrimination or, effectively, to strike out a response, by forming a view as to its merits at an interim stage.
Judges:
McMullen QC J
Citations:
[2009] UKEAT 0268 – 09 – 0308
Links:
Employment
Updated: 07 August 2022; Ref: scu.381626
