ET Preliminary Hearing - Standard Disclosure Directions

[SSDHILLON]

I hope somebody can help … I am self-litigating in an Employment Tribunal. Following the Preliminary Hearing the Judge's Directions on disclosure were as follows: -

"On or before 4 February 2022 the parties are to disclose to each other, by list and by providing copies, all documents that are in their possession or control, that are relevant to the issues that the Tribunal has to determine. That includes documents that adversely affect a party’s case."

I have scoured through the internet and this forum, and I would really appreciate some advice on the following: -

1. For Tribunal Disclosure, is it mandatory to use Form N265?
2. Given the wording of the Directions, am I required to provide copies of all documents I intend to rely on, as well as Form N265, to Defendant by 04/02/22?
3. Do I also email Form N265 (and copies of all documents) to the court by 04/02/22?
4. Finally, I have approximately 150 emails and documents to disclose. Do I need to provide a concise description against each document i.e. “letter from C to D 12.04.22” or can I simply bundle together as “Documents 1-10:various correspondence between parties related to the July 2020 Grievance”?

Thank you so much in advance!

[ULA]

Can I just confirm that you have made an Employment Tribunal claim against you employer where you are the claimant and they are the respondent?

In making this claim you completed an ET1 form and they submitted their defence on and ETŁ form

[SSDHILLON]

Yes, that is correct.

[ULA]

Thank you for clarifying it is an ET claim. In answer to your questions:

1. No you are not required to complete an N265 form for an ET claim.

2. Yes you are required to provide copies of all documents you intend to rely on at the hearing to the respondent (in an ET they are know as the respondent not a defendent) by 4 February 2022. No you do not complete an N265 form.

3. At the moment it appears you are just disclosing between you and the respondent.

4. You need to provide an index for the documents you are disclosing. For example if you have a number of emails that run over a period of time on a specific issue you can state "Email correspondence regarding xxxxx between dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy. For something that is just and individual document then you need to index what is it separately.

[SSDHILLON]

Thank you so much for the detail and quick response.