EAT Practice Direction 2008 issued on 22 May 2008
22. Conciliation

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    22. Conciliation

    22.1 Pursuant to Rule 36 and the overriding objective, the EAT encourages alternative dispute resolution. To this end it has agreed a pilot scheme with ACAS for ACAS to provide conciliation in certain cases. See 2007 Protocol.

    22.2 In all cases the parties should, and when so directed must, consider conciliation of their appeals. The Registrar or a Judge may at any stage make such a direction and require the parties to report on steps taken, but not the substance, to effect a conciliated settlement with the assistance of an ACAS officer notified by ACAS to the EAT.

    (Signed) The Honourable Mr Justice Elias, President Dated: May 2008

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