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3 Mar 4:02 am
[JURIST] The UN on Monday appointed [UN press release release] five new judges to serve on the UN Dispute Tribunal, and seven new judges,
including one American, to the UN Appeals Tribunal. The tribunals were authorized in 2007, pursuant to UN General Assembly
resolution 62/228 [text, PDF], and the appeals tribunal is charged with appellate review of grievance and discipline disputes between UN
9 Apr 2:41 am
R (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and another [2009] EWCA Civ 451; [2009] WLR (D) 134 "The
Pensions Appeal Tribunal did not, on an appeal against the
defence secretary's interim assessment of the degree of a person's disability under s 5(1) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943, as
amended, have jurisdiction to challenge the existence [...]
25 May, 2007 2:29 am
... for Defence v. Pensions Appeal Tribunal "Notification requirements contained in s 9 of the
Pensions Appeals Tribunals Act 1943 relating to rights of appeal from decisions of the Secretary of State for Defence on war
pensions claims made pursuant to the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983, and to the time limits for such appeals, did not
require the provision of a single document but could be fulfilled by the provision of a letter enclosing a ...
15 Apr 2:00 am
Regina (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and Another Court of Appeal "On an appeal against an interim assessment by the Ministry of Defence of the degree of a person's
disability, the Pensions Appeal Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to challenge either the existence
of the disability or whether the disability was attributable to service in the [...]
6 Nov, 2007 2:11 am
"This consultation seeks views on the draft Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunals Rules 2008, which have been drafted in line with the Act and current thinking and best
practice within the Tribunals Service. The Rules also draw upon the advice set out in the Council on Tribunals' 'Guide to Drafting Tribunal Rules'." Full story Ministry of Justice, 5th November 2007 Source: www.justice.gov.uk
18 Nov, 2008 6:30 am
In Saini v. All Saints Haque Centre, (UK Empl. App. Trib., Oct. 24, 2008), a British Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 were violated when Employee A is mistreated for the purpose of seeking to get
rid of Employee B on the grounds of Employee B's religion. The claimant asserted that an immigration advice center was controlled by adherents to the ...
20 Feb 2:26 am
"Law firms that refuse to consider training contract applications from students who would need a work permit are having to review the policy following a ruling last week. The Employment
Appeal Tribunal upheld a finding of indirect race discrimination on the grounds of nationality
against top-30 firm Osborne Clarke." Full story Law Society's Gazette, 19th February 2009 Source: [...]
7 Apr, 2008 1:33 am
"A newly created tribunal, set up to ensure credit businesses have a more independent route of appeal
against decisions by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), starts work today, administered by the Tribunals Service." Press release (PDF) Tribunals Service, 7th April 2008
Source: www.tribunals.gov.uk
20 Oct, 2006 8:00 am
[JURIST] A lawyer for a Muslim teaching assistant suspended by a British school for refusing to remove her full-face veil (niqab; Wikipedia backgrounder) during class said Friday she
planned to appeal [BBC recorded audio] a local tribunal's decision to the European Court of Justice
[official website]. The Kirklees West Yorkshire Council [official website] employment tribunal on Thursday rejected
10 Oct, 2007 2:03 am
"A worker has won the right to compensation for his sacking after being accused of poaching customers from his employer and starting up his own rival firm. The employer lost the case
despite a tribunal finding 'powerful evidence' in the employer's favour." Full story OUT-LAW.com, 9th October 2007 Source: www.out-law.com
21 Dec, 2008 2:20 pm
... Borough of Islington v. Ladele, (EAT, published Dec. 19, 2008), Britain's Employment Appeal Tribunal reversed a lower Tribunal's decision (see prior posting) and held that a Christian marriage registrar was
not subjected to illegal ... disciplined and threatened with dismissal for refusing to register same-sex civil partnerships. In a 47-page decision, the appellate tribunal said in part: The claimant's complaint on this score is not that she was treated differently from others; rather it was that ...
20 Oct, 2007 10:35 pm
... he was suspended and then his work "terminated", he launched a claim for unfair dismissal seeking reinstatement and compensation at an employment tribunal in Watford. The Church claimed that he was not employed by them, and therefore had no right to claim unfair dismissal. The tribunal disagreed, and so did the employment appeal tribunal, which
supported the original decision. Now the three Appeal Court judges have unanimously also supported his rights as ...
31 Mar, 2007 4:25 pm
In a widely followed case, Britain's Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld the suspension of a Muslim
teacher who was fired last year for refusing to remove her full-face veil while teaching children at a school in West Yorkshire. (See prior postings, 1, 2.) A Press Association report
says the Tribunal found that the school had justified its actions in this case. However, the Tribunal
held that it is possible for religious discrimination laws ...
17 Apr, 2007 3:56 am
As previously reported, on March 30 Britain's Employment Appeal Tribunal handed down its decision in
Azmi v Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, an appeal by a Muslim school teacher who had been suspended for refusing to remove her veil when
working directly with children. The full opinion is now available online. The Tribunal found that the teaching assistant had not been
discriminated against directly on the ground of religion or belief under Britain's Employment ...
3 Nov, 2007 1:05 pm
Last Wednesday in McClintock v. Department of Constitutional Affairs, (EAT, Oct. 31, 2007), the British Employment Appeals Tribunal
(EAT) upheld a decision rendered last March by Sheffield's Employment Tribunal rejecting a discrimination claim ... on the basis of his
philosophical beliefs, in violation of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003. The Appellate Tribunal said that the
denial of McClintock's request did not amount to direct discrimination because he did not make ...
24 Nov, 2008 7:05 am
In Eweida v. British Airways PLC [Word doc.], (Empl. App. Trib., Nov. 20, 2008), Britain's Employment Appeal Tribunal held that British Airways had not engaged in "indirect discrimination" in insisting that a cross worn on a necklace by check-in clerk Nadia Eweida be
concealed by her uniform. Only the holding below relating to indirect discrimination was appealed. BA's policy, which applied to all jewelry including religious items, had an
exception if wearing the item was a " ...
19 Oct, 2007 12:00 am
Britain's Employment Appeal Tribunal has rejected a discrimination claim by a Rastafarian who was
fired from his position as a driver because of his hair style. The case is Harris v. NKL Automotive, Ltd., (EAT, Oct., 3, 2007) [Word.doc]. The Tribunal found that the employer required drivers "should have a smart professional haircut and should ensure hair is tidy". The Tribunal concluded that since the company did not ...
12 Dec, 2008 5:30 pm
In re Proskauer Rose v. Tax Appeals Tribunal of the City of New York, 2008 NY Slip Op 09707 (App. Div., 1st Dep't Dec. 11, 2008)
(citations omitted) Determination of respondent Tax Appeals Tribunal of the City of New York,...
16 Feb 8:44 am
"Employment Tribunals should ignore precedents set in harassment cases that predate the introduction in 2003 of new definitions from an EU Directive, the Employment
Appeals Tribunal has said." Full story OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2009 Source: www.out-law.com
27 May 1:00 am
At first glance this might not seem the most exciting topic, but bear with me as the recently reported Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case of Daleside Nursing Home v Mrs Mathews has thrown up a very interesting point about when costs might be awarded against the losing party
before an Employment Tribunal (ET). The usual rule [...]
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