Category Archives: adjournments

dealing with adjournments on medical grounds

adjournments, employment law, procedureBy Martin Malone August 20, 2013

What should a tribunal do when a claimant is ill due to stress cased by an employer’s alleged bullying? This was the question for the Court of Appeal in Riley v The Crown Prosecution Service. The history of relevant events is complicated so please bear with me! Tyica Riley was appointed as a Senior Crown…

tribunals must check parties’ availability when listing hearings

adjournments, procedureBy Martin Malone October 26, 2012

Listing of tribunal hearings is a perennial problem for all concerned, particularly if many witnesses are required. University Of East Anglia v Amaikwu was an appeal against the refusal of an application for an adjournment of a hearing of an unfair dismissal and discrimination claim by the respondent to the claim. The application was made…