EAT Advice

[samwardill]

I am the claimant in a case that I plan to take to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. It was a complex case with a number of points of law where the Employment Judge made rulings that I believe have a basis for legal challenge. I believe I have a strong case.

Prior to the start of the formal hearing (on the day of the hearing at the Tribunal court) the Employment Judge encouraged me to try to reach a settlement with the respondent. She made it clear that she felt that my case was not strong and that, if I were successful, the amount I might recover would be small. I felt this behaviour was inappropriate but I imagine it might be normal. Is this something I should raise in my EAT submission? I don't need to do so as I already have a strong case but it does appear to me to show some evidence of bias.

[ULA]

Some ET Judges provide guidance particularly if you were a litigant in person. If that was the case I would suggest that it was in this spirit the Judge said what she did.