United Kingdom Employment Appeal Tribunal

BAILII case number: [1995] UKEAT 1088_95_2410

Appeal No. EAT/1088/95

EMPOLYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL

58 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON EC4Y 0DS

At the Tribunal

On 24th October 1995

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MAURICE KAY

MR T C THOMAS CBE

MRS P TURNER OBE

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THE STANDING CONFERENCE ON DRUG ABUSE          APPELLANTS

MR KHAN & OTHERS          RESPONDENTS

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Transcript of Proceedings

JUDGMENT

Revised

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APPEARANCES

For the Appellants MISS CAROLINE BATES

(Solicitor)

Messrs Bindman & Partners

275 Grays Inn Road

London WC1X 8QT

For the Respondents NO ATTENDANCE BY THE           RESPONDENTS


 


MR JUSTICE MAURICE KAY: The three consolidated applications in this matter were ordered on 21st September 1995 to be heard in the Industrial Tribunal on 18th, 19th and 20th December 1995. That is a date upon which Mr Howard, the Chief Executive of the respondents, proposes to take a holiday in India, which was booked some months before the hearing dates were fixed.

Following the order of 21st September 1995, the respondents applied to the Chairman of the Industrial Tribunal for a review of his decision. That application was made by letter of 4th October 1995 and the Chairman's review decision was made on 10th October 1995. It is at pages 8 and 9 in our bundle. She refused the further request for the breaking of the fixture on 18th, 19th, and 20th December 1995.

The appellant's in this Tribunal, that is the respondent in the Industrial Tribunal, now appeal against that decision.

The respondents to this appeal, that is to say the applicants in the Industrial Tribunal, have adopted a position of neutrality, as indeed, we are told, they did when the matter was considered before the Industrial Tribunal.

We have come to the view that this appeal ought now to be allowed and so it is. In view of the neutrality of the respondents to the appeal we do not propose to give extended reasons.