The Ministry of Justice refund scheme for employment tribunal fees has now opened up to anyone who paid a fee. The first phase of the scheme, announced in October, addressed those applying for refunds for single claims. The scheme is now open to all potential claimants. The MoJ has predicted the refund will cost about £32m. Employment tribunal fees, ranging between £160 and £,200, were introduced in 2013, but ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court in July, in a case brought by trade union Unison, R (oao Unison) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51.
20 November 2017
Fees refund open to all
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NEWS
It is possible to obtain a UK patent for an artificial intelligence (AI) machine which uses artificial neural networks (ANNs), the Supreme Court has held
The current state of geopolitics is so volatile it is ‘fundamentally reshaping’ the role of general counsel, according to a report by a global network of law firms
The High Court has clarified how winding-up petitions must be served, in a decision with implications for 30,000 UK businesses using the Companies House default address for official mail
The ‘statutory remit’ of super-regulator the Legal Services Board (LSB) is to come under scrutiny in a government review
There is ‘an overwhelming operational case for a new civil justice centre in Cardiff,’ Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, has told MPs
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