IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)
ON APPEAL FROM ORDER OF THE EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL
Strand London WC2 Thursday, 11th July 2002 |
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B e f o r e :
LORD JUSTICE SEDLEY
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BARI | ||
Appellant | ||
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ASPEN WINDOW GROUP LTD | ||
Respondent |
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MR THOMAS GRAHAM (Instructed by Lawrence Wood of Norwich) appeared on behalf of the Respondent
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"The trend has been consistently downwards over these seven years. We know of no reason why it should have reversed or changed, nor does Mr Bari suggest any. The tribunal is compelled to conclude on the balance of probabilities that the trend has continued as we have observed it and that by 1998 or 1999 when it had fallen over a further two or three years by 0.83 per cent per annum the gap had entirely disappeared."