Appeals to the Court of Appeal The usual route of appeal from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in England and Wales is to the Court of Appeal. This may only be made...
As in the employment tribunal (see Costs in the employment tribunal—When a costs order or a preparation time order must or may be made), the Employment Appeal Tribunal...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has wide powers, as part of its case management function, to give directions to any party as to any steps to be taken by him in...
Calculating the time limit for presenting a Notice of Appeal An appeal against an order, direction or decision must be submitted within 42 days of the date of the order,...
PLEASE NOTE: On 26 July 2017 the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor [2017] IRLR 911 and declared that the...
Any judgment or award of the EAT on an appeal has the same effect, and may be enforced in the same manner, as a judgment or award of the employment tribunal from whom the...
For claims presented to the employment tribunal on or after 29 July 2013, where the amount of any monetary award is confirmed or varied on appeal by the EAT, the...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) is a creature of statute and derives its jurisdiction from statute. It may sit anywhere in Great Britain but its central office is in...
Appeals relying on inadequacy of employment tribunal's reasons In many cases, at least part of an appeal is based on alleged inadequacy of the employment tribunal's...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) can dispose of an appeal by ordering that: • the appeal be dismissed • the appeal be allowed and the case remitted, either to the...
UPDATE: On 19 December 2018 the EAT handed down a revised Practice Direction which came into force on the same day. This document details the previous 2013 version and...
1 Introduction and Objective 1.1 This Practice Direction (“PD”) supersedes all previous Practice Directions. It comes into force on Wednesday 19 December 2018. 1.2 The...
When a Notice of Appeal or cross-appeal is received by the EAT, it is subject to a preliminary stage referred to as a 'sift'. The preliminary sift is performed by a judge...
Listing of appeals The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) will normally fix the main hearing of the appeal following consultation with the parties. The EAT will accommodate...
Hearings of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in London take place at Fleetbank House, 2-6 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8JX. Hearings of the EAT in Edinburgh take...
PLEASE NOTE: On 26 July 2017 the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor [2017] IRLR 911 and declared that the...
The EAT will send to all parties who are respondents to the appeal: • the Notice of Appeal, with any amendments which have been permitted • any submissions or skeleton...
The EAT may, either on application or of its own motion, review any order made by it. The circumstances in which these powers may validly be invoked are rare. When...
The parties may wish to agree a resolution of the issues raised in the appeal or withdraw the appeal prior to the full hearing. The Practice Direction sets out the...
The appeal process is commenced by a party (the 'appellant') lodging with the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) a Notice of Appeal accompanied by the documents required to...
The employment law landscape was dramatically changed by the Supreme Court’s decision in R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor, on 26 July 2017, that the...