Ashcroft v Bass Taverns Ltd [1995] UKEAT 415_93_3001 (30 January 1995)

Ashcroft v Bass Taverns Ltd [1995] UKEAT 415_93_3001 (30 January 1995)

There was no error of law in the Tribunal's decision to proceed in the absence of the Appellant, as the Tribunal exercised its discretion under the relevant rules and the Appellant failed to seek a review under Rule 10, which would have been the appropriate remedy for the procedural mishap.

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Citation
[1995] UKEAT 415_93_3001
Parties
Appellant: Appellant; Respondents: Respondents
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
30 January 1995
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal / Appeal From Industrial Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Unfair Dismissal, Procedural Fairness, Industrial Tribunal Procedure
Employment Law Unfair Dismissal Procedural Fairness Industrial Tribunal Procedure

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Parties

Appellant

Appellant

Respondents

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal / Appeal From Industrial Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the dismissal of the Appellant was fair
  2. 2 Whether the Industrial Tribunal erred in proceeding in the absence of the Appellant
  3. 3 Whether there was an error of law in the Tribunal's decision

Ratio Decidendi

There was no error of law in the Tribunal's decision to proceed in the absence of the Appellant, as the Tribunal exercised its discretion under the relevant rules and the Appellant failed to seek a review under Rule 10, which would have been the appropriate remedy for the procedural mishap.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed