X v. Y & Ors [2000] UKEAT 296_00_1703 (17 March 2000)

X v. Y & Ors [2000] UKEAT 296_00_1703 (17 March 2000)

The Chairman's decision to refuse postponement was not perverse; he properly balanced the interests of all parties and concluded that the case should proceed without further delay.

Citation
[2000] UKEAT 296_00_1703
Parties
Applicant: X; Appellant/employer: Y; Respondents: Individual male employees (unnamed)
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
17 March 2000
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal Tribunal (eat) Interlocutory Appeal / Appeal Against Refusal to Postpone Substantive Hearing
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Interlocutory Appeals, Costs
Employment Law Discrimination Law Sex Discrimination Sexual Harassment Interlocutory Appeals Costs

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Parties

X

Applicant

Y

Appellant/employer

Individual male employees (unnamed)

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal Tribunal (eat) Interlocutory Appeal / Appeal Against Refusal to Postpone Substantive Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Employment Tribunal Chairman's refusal to postpone the substantive hearing was perverse
  2. 2 Whether the interests of justice required a postponement pending internal disciplinary investigations

Ratio Decidendi

The Chairman's decision to refuse postponement was not perverse; he properly balanced the interests of all parties and concluded that the case should proceed without further delay.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Appellant to pay £500 costs to the applicant