Employment tribunals (16): costs (old rules) | Practical Law

Employment tribunals (16): costs (old rules) | Practical Law

Costs do not "follow the event" in the employment tribunal, as they do in the civil courts. This note considers the circumstances in which a tribunal can make costs orders in favour of legally represented parties, preparation time orders in favour of unrepresented parties and wasted costs orders against parties' representatives.

Employment tribunals (16): costs (old rules)

Practical Law UK Practice Note 5-376-4465 (Approx. 32 pages)

Employment tribunals (16): costs (old rules)

by PLC Employment
Law stated as at 28 Jul 2013 • England, Scotland, Wales
Costs do not "follow the event" in the employment tribunal, as they do in the civil courts. This note considers the circumstances in which a tribunal can make costs orders in favour of legally represented parties, preparation time orders in favour of unrepresented parties and wasted costs orders against parties' representatives.
NOTE: This note explains the procedure under the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2004, which are no longer in force. On 29 July 2013, these were replaced by the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013. For details of practice and procedure generally under the 2013 rules, see Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 toolkit.
For information on costs under the 2013 rules, see Practice note, Employment tribunals (24): costs.