Deangate Ltd v Hatley

Subject Matter

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS — Employment tribunals — Fees — Unfair dismissal claim made using tribunal’s online procedure — Claimant ticking “yes” box in answer to question whether intending to submit application for remission of issue fee — Application for fee remission arriving at tribunal by post within 7 days — When “application” for remission made — Whether claim “accompanied” by remission application — Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013, Sch 1, r 11 — Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013, art 4(1), Sch 3, para 15 (as inserted by Courts and Tribunals Fee Remissions Order 2013, art 12(2))

[2015] ICR 890

Legislation Considered

Statutory Instruments

Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1237), Sch 1, r 11

Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013 (SI 2013/1893), art 4(1), Sch 3, para 15 (as substituted and inserted)

Words & Phrases

"Application" — Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013, Sch 3, para 15 (as substituted and inserted by Courts and Tribunals Fee Remissions Order 2013)

"Accompanied" — Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013, Sch 1, r 11

Cases citing

Cases citing: Deangate Ltd v Hatley UKEAT/0389/14; [2015] ICR 890, EAT

Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley UKEAT/286/15; UKEAT/289/15; UKEAT/9/16; UKEAT/227/16; UKEAT/59/16; [2018] ICR 921, EAT

Baisley v South Lanarkshire Council UKEATS/2/16; [2017] ICR 365, EAT