EAT (Scotland) on 3rd August 1999, ref EAT/447/99 (unreported)
NOTES
D. MacLaine v AD Partners Ltd, EAT (Scotland) on 3rd August 1999, ref EAT/447/99
The full judgment in this case is available free of charge on the EAT website
Authority for the proposition thatif a party incurs costs in preparing answers to claims which in the event are dropped even shortly before an employment tribunal or EAT hearing takes place he will not normally be able to recover those costs
editor's note:
This case concerned rule 34 of the Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules of Procedure 1993 (see SI 1993/2854). From 1st October 2004 the position in employment tribunals has been different and is governed by specific provisions which allow a tribunal to make a wasted costs order.
For main general notes see Procedure of Employment Tribunals/2004 rules/rule 48 - personal liability of representatives for costs .
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prepared Sept99.