28 Mar 2022
Because the appellant was adjudicated bankrupt before filing the appeal, his rights to bring the appeal vested in the Official Assignee under s101 of the Insolvency Act 2006; he therefore lacked standing and the appeal was a nullity and must be dismissed.
9 Aug 2018
Leave to appeal was declined because the asserted errors were either factual findings or issues confined to the parties that did not raise questions of law of general or public importance; the Employment Court did not err in holding the employer's investigation and process were fair and in the range of what a fair and reasonable employer could do under s103A.
10 May 2016
Leave to appeal was dismissed because the Employment Court correctly concluded Ritchies was bound by its House Rules and collective/contractual context which required suspension on pay; the House of Lords decision in Miles was inapplicable to the factual and contractual matrix; the disciplinary process was fundamentally flawed so contributory conduct and further cross-examination were irrelevant; and the proposed questions did not meet s214(3) criteria for leave.
30 Jun 2014
The application for recall is dismissed because it repeats prior unsuccessful grounds and advances no new substance to justify recalling the Court's earlier decision declining to extend time; repetitive applications may be summarily dismissed and do not warrant reconsideration of the extension of time decision.
27 Nov 2013
The Registrar properly exercised discretion in refusing to waive security for costs because the applicant failed to show that doing so was required in the interests of justice; the appeal is without merit, frivolous and an abuse of process and may be precluded by the applicant's bankruptcy, so the review is dismissed.
13 Nov 2009
The application for interim relief (stay and quashing of the Tribunal's decisions) was refused because it was not necessary to preserve the applicant's position; the Tribunal properly dismissed the last‑minute, broadly framed discovery application given inconvenience and privilege concerns. The Tribunal does not have a statutory power to order discovery against non‑parties under the 1982 Act but may compel attendance and production by summons under s126; under the 2006 Act a Judge's certificate under Schedule 4 cl 6 is the mechanism for authorising Tribunal summonses. The applicant is not bou…
21 Sept 2009
The appeal is dismissed because it raises no question of law under s135 ECA but instead impermissibly challenges factual findings; the Employment Tribunal and Employment Court correctly held the summary dismissal was unjustified due to lack of a full and fair investigation and procedural unfairness, and indemnity costs are appropriate.