United Kingdom Employment Appeal Tribunal

APPEARANCES

 

For the Appellants	MR A GUMBITI-ZIMUTO (of Counsel) Instructed By: Mr S Saggar Messrs Johns & Saggar Solicitors 193-195 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2JU
For the Respondents	MISS N JOFFE (of Counsel) Instructed By: Ms E Gray Solicitor Group Legal Services, Employment Law Team British Telecommunications Plc BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ


 


JUDGE LEVY: We have before us today an appeal by Dr Abegaze in which British Telecommunications Plc were the Respondent.

1. They are rather complicated proceedings and in the events which have happened, it is probable that the less we say about them the better. In effect, Counsel have agreed the way in which the matter should proceed hereafter in the Employment Tribunal without asking us to decide any of the matters which are brought on appeal.
2. In the circumstances, as Counsel had suggested, save for Legal Aid Taxation of the Appellant's cost, we wish to make no order on the appeal. The order will contain recitals on which Counsel are agreed but have not completely formulated at this stage of the afternoon.
3. We will therefore, by consent, make that order on the appeal and give Counsel liberty to lodge an agreed minute of order showing the understandings which they have reached and the invitation which they will be extending to the Employment Tribunal to further the hearing of the Applicant's complaint so that it will reach a final determination in the Employment Tribunal with as least delay as possible.
4. We congratulate the parties and their Counsel for compromising the appeal in the way they have today, which we suspect has saved us, if not them, several hours of labour.