Jones v Standard Life Employee Services Ltd (Practice and Procedure : Costs) [2013] UKEAT 0034_13_0708 (07 August 2013)

Jones v Standard Life Employee Services Ltd (Practice and Procedure : Costs) [2013] UKEAT 0034_13_0708 (07 August 2013)

The Tribunal was entitled to make a costs order immediately following the adjournment, focusing on the lateness of the Claimant's application as the cause of additional expense. The Tribunal's discretion was properly exercised, and no error of law was demonstrated.

Citation
[2013] UKEAT 0034_13_0708
Parties
Appellant: Claimant; Respondent: Respondent
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
07 August 2013
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal Appeal / Appeal Against Costs Order
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Costs, Adjournment, Case Management, Discretion of Tribunal
Employment Law Civil Procedure Costs Adjournment Case Management Discretion of Tribunal

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Parties

Claimant

Appellant

Respondent

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal Appeal / Appeal Against Costs Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Employment Tribunal acted prematurely in awarding costs to the Respondent following a late adjournment application by the Claimant
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal erred in law in its exercise of discretion regarding costs

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal was entitled to make a costs order immediately following the adjournment, focusing on the lateness of the Claimant's application as the cause of additional expense. The Tribunal's discretion was properly exercised, and no error of law was demonstrated.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal against the costs order is dismissed.