United Kingdom Employment Appeal Tribunal

APPEARANCES

 

For the Appellant	NO APPEARANCE OR REPRESENTATION BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT


 


JUDGE PETER CLARK: When this Appeal was called on for Preliminary Hearing this morning there was no appearance by or on behalf of the Appellant, Mr Bingham. Telephone contact was made with him by a member of staff at the Tribunal, and as a result he sent a fax to the Employment Appeal Tribunal stating that he is not here today because he had the 21^st July 1999 pencilled in his diary for this Hearing. We are unimpressed by that excuse from a litigant who describes himself in his Originating Application as a chief executive. We have looked at the file and we have found that on the 23^rd March 1999 he was sent notice of this hearing for today, Friday 9^th July 1999 and that further, he returned the standard form, which he signed and dated on 26^th March 1999 which says:

"I have received your letter and Notice of Hearing concerning the Hearing on Friday 9^th July 1999."

1. That said, this Court is not run purely for administrative convenience. It is here to do justice in every case. We are satisfied that the Appellant genuinely wishes to appear before the Court in order to advance his Appeal. In those circumstances, we shall adjourn the Appeal to a date to be fixed. We should make it absolutely clear that no further adjournment will be granted. It will be for the Appellant to ensure that he appears on the date next fixed for the hearing of his Appeal or at the very least, arranges representation.