Litigation and the Tribunal Rules

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tbi is of the view that best practice is to act early before an issue escalates into expensive litigation. A relatively small amount of money spent at the planning stage may save thousands of pounds spent on costs and damages in the Employment Tribunal.

This is particularly so when one considers the mandatory disciplinary and grievance procedures and the increasing volume of discrimination legislation which can be hard to navigate. It is worthwhile noting that discrimination claims have no cap on compensation in the Employment Tribunals.

Should a matter escalate into litigation tbi's Employment Team is able to provide legal and commercially aware advice for all your business needs.

tbi's Employment Team deals with Employment Tribunal claims from Claim Form through to the final hearing.

tbi's Employment Team conducts advocacy in the Employment Tribunal and accordingly your business will have the benefit of the same individual dealing with the matter from start to finish.

tbi are well aware of the pitfalls which can arise when dealing with recent changes to the Employment Tribunal rules. Certain errors made within the Response to an Employment Tribunal Claim can result in an Employment Tribunal rejecting it. This could lead to your business being unable to defend claims from employees and an Employment Tribunal may order your business to pay damages to employees without any consideration of the merits of the claim. We can help protect your business against such events occurring providing you and your business with peace of mind.

tbi's Employment Team will aim to make a commercial assessment of your claim at an early stage, providing an accurate estimate of the likely costs of defending the claim and the likely cost of any settlement (if appropriate). This will enable you to take an informed view of the benefit to your business of defending the claim.