Pre Hearing in UK Law
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Disclosure to non-party of evidence relied on in court
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has been granted disclosure of evidence relied upon by litigants in concluded judicial review proceedings concerning tobacco packaging (JR). The NGO was not pa...... ... been read out in open court during the JR, but had been referred to in oral and written submissions and read by the judge in pre- and post-hearing reading. The ruling shows the court using its inherent powers to order disclosure in aid of open justice, even where the documents might fall outside ... ...
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Virtual Arbitrations
... ... of the benefits associated with them ... How do they work? ... A virtual arbitration is, at its most simple, an arbitration ... hearing which takes place remotely. The format can differ depending ... on the specific type of case. Telephone calls are used for simpler ... hearings and ... ...
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Fees To Prevent Vexatious Employment Discrimination Suits?
The number of UK employment cases plunging? We asked about this earlier when we wrote that the UK Ministry of Justice released employment tribunal stats for the first quarter of 2014, and accordin...
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A Virtual Success ' Experiences With Online Hearings
... ... HGF Law LLP recently represented clients in a patent ... infringement appeal before the Court of Appeal and a hearing in ... trade mark infringement proceedings before the High Court and ... thought it useful to provide some first-hand insight into remote ... ...
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This Summer's Top 5 Blockbusters!!
... ... New Employment Tribunal Fees to be introduced ... Claimants will be liable to pay an issue fee when they lodge their claim and later a hearing fee. Fees will vary depending on whether claims are considered type "A" or type "B". For further details on this please see our article 'Show me the ... ...
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Proposed Changes to Employment Law Tribunal System
... ... This would involve an employment tribunal having the power to strike out a claim (or response) at any hearing, not just pre-hearing reviews, and without hearing the parties or giving them the opportunity to make representations. A procedural safeguard would ... ...
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Equality Act 2010 Construed Purposively To Cover Post-Termination Victimisation
... ... Before her claim was determined, Mr and Mrs Olaigbe sent the hearing bundle to the UK Border Agency and asked the Agency to review Ms Taiwo's immigration status ... Upon discovering this, Ms Taiwo brought a separate ... ...
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Employment Tribunal Fees Are Unlawful And Will Have To Be Repaid By The Government
... ... The Fees Order required a claimant to pay an 'issue fee' when a claim form was presented to an Employment Tribunal and a further 'hearing fee' shortly before the hearing of the claim. There were three stated policy objectives: to transfer some of the cost of the Employment Tribunals ... ...
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Government Consultation On Abolishing Discrimination Questionnaires
... ... The government's proposal is made on the basis that: ... questionnaires were "intended to increase pre-hearing settlements and reduce tribunal workloads, but [they haven't] had this effect" questionnaires place an additional burden on employers. It is ... ...
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Workplace Poppy Ban - Unlawful Discrimination?
... ... He made the point that wearing a poppy did not conflict with the rights of anyone else in the workplace. However, in a Pre-hearing Review, the Judge concluded that, however admirable, Mr Lisk's belief was too narrow to be characterised as a "philosophical belief" ... AS ... ...
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