EAT Practice and Procedure : Bias, Misconduct and Procedural Irregularity – DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – Reasonable adjustments – The Claimant and two witnesses alleged that a lay member of the Employment Tribunal had frequently slept or given the appearance of sleeping during a 5 day hearing. The Respondent’s three witnesses denied that this was the case, as did the ET. The Employment Appeal Tribunal, after hearing oral evidence, and applying Stansbury v Datapulse [2004] ICR 523 and Shodeke v Hill UKEAT/0394/00 RN, rejected the allegation. – A separate ground of appeal concerning the ET’s reasoning in respect of a reasonable adjustments claim was also dismissed.
David Richardson HHJ
[2014] UKEAT 0433 – 12 – 2804
Bailii
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 16 December 2021; Ref: scu.534231