In Reynolds v Abel Estate Agent Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1357, the Court of Appeal considered an appeal regarding early conciliation (EC) requirements in employment tribunal proceedings. The Court concluded that EC requirements imposed by section 18A of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 are jurisdictional in nature, meaning the employment tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain a detriment claim due to the claimant’s failure to invoke the early EC process. The Court held that the early EC requirements only apply to the institution of new proceedings and not to claims added by amendment to existing proceedings. However, the Court also upheld the employment tribunal’s original decision, in the particular circumstances of the case, to grant permission to amend the claim form to allow the claimant to pursue the detriment claim.
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Policy statement PS25/23: Tackling non‑financial misconduct in financial services, following amendment of the Code of Conduct (COCON) and the Fit and Proper test for Employees and Senior Personnel (FIT) sourcebooks. The policy statement contains final guidance on serious non-financial misconduct (NFM) in the financial services sector, and aims… >>
The President of Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), Judge Barry Clarke, has announced the launch of 18 explainer videos on YouTube aimed at improving access to justice by clarifying tribunal procedures and complex employment law for unrepresented parties. The initiative also seeks to help litigants present focused claims and responses, reducing case management time. This… >>
In Lockwood v Cheshire and Wirral NHS Foundation Trust (ET case numbers: 2401211/2024, 2407178/2024), an employment tribunal has rejected a non-binary National Health Service (NHS) worker’s complaint over repeated misgendering at work, ruling that protections under equality laws did not apply. Judge Nicky Benson ruled that Haech Lockwood, a Cheshire and Wirral NHS Foundation Trust… >>