The Employment Appeal Tribunal: October 2002–July 2005

Abstract

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has been governed by the EAT Rules since 1993 (amended in 2001), and in 1996, Sir John Mummery, the then president, issued a Practice Direction which enshrined the practice that had been developed and honed over the 20 years of the EAT existence. The changes over the past 3 years have now been reflected in the 2004 amendments to the EAT Rules and by two further Practice Directions, first in December 2002, to implement the effect of the changes introduced in practice as from October 2002 and then in December 2004, once they had bedded in, to adjust to the amended Rules, which had also reflected those changes. This article is written for the purpose of summarising those changes and reflecting upon their effect. 1