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
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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