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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Employment Appeal Tribunal >> Athwal v Secretary Of State For Trade & Industry [1997] UKEAT 241_97_1211 (12 November 1997)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKEAT/1997/241_97_1211.html
Cite as: [1997] UKEAT 241_97_1211
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| At the Tribunal | |
Before
HIS HONOUR JUDGE B HARGROVE QC
MR A D TUFFIN CBE
MRS R A VICKERS
MR K ATHWAL APPELLANT
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY RESPONDENT
| APPELLANT | |
| RESPONDENT |
Transcript of Proceedings
JUDGMENT
PRELIMINARY HEARING
| For the Appellant | MS I SIMLER (of Counsel) Appearing under the Employment Law Appeal Advice Scheme |
JUDGE B HARGROVE QC: Simmer Ltd was a Company controlled by the Appellant, through his 72% shareholding, which went into liquidation. He wanted to make a claim for redundancy payment. The Respondent refused on the ground that the Appellant was not employed.
The Tribunal referred to Eaton v Secretary of State for Employment [1988] IRLR 83 and Niv v Secretary of State for Employment [1993] and it considered the differing accounts given by or on behalf of the Appellant.
The Tribunal may not have expressed itself in very precise terms, but it is quite clear that, having considered the fact that there was a service contract and that there was a P60 and having alluded to the question of control, they reached the conclusion that he was not an employee.
The matters which are raised on this appeal, although appearing at first sight to have the appearance of points of law, are no more than attempts to maintain that the Tribunal should have reached a different finding of fact.
The claim that the Tribunal misapplied and misdirected itself is not made out and accordingly, there is no arguable case here and it is dismissed.