Luvualu & Ors v Federal Mogul Sintered Products Ltd & Anor (Practice and Procedure: Bias, misconduct and procedural irregularity) [2015] UKEAT 0154_14_1903 (19 March 2015)

Luvualu & Ors v Federal Mogul Sintered Products Ltd & Anor (Practice and Procedure: Bias, misconduct and procedural irregularity) [2015] UKEAT 0154_14_1903 (19 March 2015)

No proper application was made to admit the email chain; the Tribunal would have admitted the evidence or given reasons if a proper application had been made; the Tribunal's decision was adequately reasoned and there was no procedural impropriety or error of law.

Citation
[2015] UKEAT 0154_14_1903
Parties
Appellants: Dr Ibakakombo and others; First Respondent: Federal Mogul; Second Respondent: Zenith
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
19 March 2015
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal Tribunal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Employment Tribunal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Direct Discrimination, Harassment, Victimisation, Procedural Irregularity, Bias, Admissibility of Evidence
Employment Law Discrimination Law Direct Discrimination Harassment Victimisation Procedural Irregularity Bias Admissibility of Evidence

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Parties

Dr Ibakakombo and others

Appellants

Federal Mogul

First Respondent

Zenith

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal Tribunal Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Employment Tribunal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Employment Tribunal erred in refusing to admit a chain of emails into evidence
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal failed to consider protected acts under the Equality Act
  3. 3 Whether the Tribunal's reasoning regarding knowledge of alleged racism was deficient

Ratio Decidendi

No proper application was made to admit the email chain; the Tribunal would have admitted the evidence or given reasons if a proper application had been made; the Tribunal's decision was adequately reasoned and there was no procedural impropriety or error of law.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed