Category Archives: Costs

Costs against a fraudulent or lying Claimant

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Usefully Employed

In Nicolson Highlandwear Ltd v Nicolson (Practice and Procedure : Costs) [2010] UKEAT the tribunal found that the Claimant’s dismissal, whilst automatically unfair, was by reason of his “prima facie fraudulent intromissions with the Respondent Company’s business”, and his compensation … Continue reading →

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Contingency fees in employment – Law Society wades in…

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Usefully Employed

…with both a practice note for firms undertaking what are now called “Damages Based Agreements”, and a call to the (by now old) government to repeal the regulations governing their use. By way of reminder, the charging of a contingency … Continue reading →

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Costs in the Employment Tribunal

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Usefully Employed

Two recently reported decisions on costs Daleside Nursing Home Ltd v Mathew [2009] UKEAT and Verma v. Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust & Anor [2009] UKEAT. By way of reminder, the jurisdiction to order costs in the Tribunal arises in the … Continue reading →

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