A practical guide to Employment Tribunal reconsideration, why it is not a second hearing or appeal, and when fairness may require a judgment to be revisited.
Written by John Barwell
Written by John Barwell
Written by John Barwell
Employment Tribunal judgments are not just results. Legal Lens explains why reasons matter and what parties should check after judgment.
Written by John Barwell
Closing submissions are argument, not evidence. Legal Lens explains how to structure final hearing submissions in Employment Tribunal claims.
Written by John Barwell
Employment Tribunal · Witness evidence · Cross-examination A witness statement matters, but it is not the end of the evidence. In an Employment Tribunal, a witness may still have to answer questions about documents, dates, decisions, memory, motive and disputed allegations. Cross-examination is where written evidence is tested. Category Employment Tribunal guidance Jurisdiction Great Britain … Continue reading “Employment Tribunal cross-examination: why your witness statement is only the start”
Written by John Barwell
A witness statement can feel like the moment to say everything. But in an Employment Tribunal, it is evidence, not argument. Used badly, it can introduce new issues too late, blur the case, create fairness problems and turn final hearing preparation into a procedural dispute.
Written by John Barwell
Whistleblowing · COT3 settlements · Early-years safeguarding The EAT decision in Mrs A Darlington v London Borough of Islington is an orthodox application of COT3 construction principles. Its wider significance lies in the gap it exposes: Parliament has created a sectoral recruitment-stage whistleblowing shield for NHS applicants, but not for workers in regulated early-years settings. … Continue reading “Darlington v Islington: COT3 settlements and whistleblowing protection gaps”
Written by John Barwell
A careful Legal Lens analysis of John Edwards, the ICO, reported leadership uncertainty and the accountability standards expected of the UK’s data watchdog.
Written by John Barwell
A hearing bundle can look like the case, but it is not the case. It is the working file of documents the Employment Tribunal uses to follow the issues, evidence and cross-examination at the hearing.
Written by John Barwell
Disclosure is not optional document-sharing. Relevant documents may help your case, harm it, support the other side, or expose problems in the way the case is being put.
Written by John Barwell
A list of issues is not just a summary. It can shape what the tribunal hears, what evidence matters, and whether claims are narrowed without parties noticing.