TRIBUNAL SHOULD FOCUS ON DELAY FOR LATE RESPONSE AND FOR APPLICATION TO EXTEND TIME

Hi, it’s Deborah and Euzi In a recent case the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that, when deciding whether to extend time for a late response, the starting point, in relation to delay, should be a consideration of the extent of the delay in putting in the response itself and/or (if done later) in applying for an extension. Any further time delay inevitably involved in reaching the point at which a judge determines the application will not be significant to that decision but will not necessarily be irrelevant in every case. The EAT found that it was acceptable for the employment tribunal to refuse the respondent’s request to cross-examine the witnesses, particularly taking into account the context of the rejected response and the claimants’ vulnerable mental health… https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/uk/cases/UKEAT/2024/96.html&query=(Thorney)+AND+(Golf)+AND+(Centre)+AND+(Ltd)+AND+(v)+AND+((1))+AND+(Reed.)+AND+((2))+AND+(Reed)+AND+(.2024.)+AND+(EAT)+AND+(96) #legaladvicefordivorcematters #legaladviceforlandlordandtenantmatters #legaladviceforemploymentmatters #mackenziefriend #helpingyoutopreparetoattendatcourt #affordablelawforyou #bespokelegaladvice