Shahrokni v Camden Local Education Authority [1993] UKEAT 736_93_2510 (25 October 1993)

Shahrokni v Camden Local Education Authority [1993] UKEAT 736_93_2510 (25 October 1993)

The Tribunal must balance the need for relevant information to fairly dispose of the case against the risk of oppressive or irrelevant requests; only those particulars and documents directly relevant to the pleaded issues and time period (September 1992 onwards, and limited to certain teaching units) are to be ordered.

Citation
[1993] UKEAT 736_93_2510
Parties
Appellant: Mr Shahrokni; Respondents: Camden Education Authority and three individuals
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
25 October 1993
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Interlocutory (discovery and Particulars)
Outcome
Partly allowed, partly refused
Legal Topics
Race Discrimination, Discovery of Documents, Further and Better Particulars, Industrial Tribunal Procedure
Employment Law Discrimination Law Race Discrimination Discovery of Documents Further and Better Particulars Industrial Tribunal Procedure

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Parties

Mr Shahrokni

Appellant

Camden Education Authority and three individuals

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Interlocutory (discovery and Particulars)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether further and better particulars and discovery should be ordered in a race discrimination claim before the Industrial Tribunal
  2. 2 Relevance of prior disputes and student data to the current claim

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal must balance the need for relevant information to fairly dispose of the case against the risk of oppressive or irrelevant requests; only those particulars and documents directly relevant to the pleaded issues and time period (September 1992 onwards, and limited to certain teaching units) are to be ordered.

Court Disposition

Partly allowed, partly refused

Orders

  • Orders for further and better particulars and discovery are made only in relation to specified teaching units (Maths, PBS, Computer) and for the period from September 1992 onwards.
  • Requests relating to students, prior disputes (September 1991), and units or centres not directly relevant to the applicant's employment are refused.