Locating relevant case histories for ET

[Eddie Cochran]

G'day.

 

I have just entered the ET fray, self representing, and I am struggling to find any relevant case history.

 

I believe myself discriminated against during recruitment i.e. I have not been offered positions I believe I would have been offered but for my age. I am 54 and a software developer so I tend to compete in a cohort of applicants in their mid 30's.

 

I am competent at composing advanced searches but I am finding virtually nothing except for a couple of 'big' cases that have attracted press attention. Can anyone point me at some public available databases? I have already tried BAILLII.

 

many thanks.

[andydd]

Hi.

 

Im sure et decisions can be searched, I mostly deal with leasehold tribunals and all those decisions are online..and Im sure I recall a post where someone pointed out the equivilant et decisions.

 

Bailli is only high court decisions, where leasehold t decisons can go if appealed to both lvt and upper tribunal, maybe there is a similar route for et's ?

 

Andy

[lbruk]

The cases you want to refer too are the ones that set precedents, try something like these

 

http://www.agediscrimination.info/cases/Pages/keycases.aspx

[Eddie Cochran]

Thanks Andy.

 

BAILLII in fact holds quite a lot of EAT cases but no ET cases it would seem. Most online resources that purport to hold case reports, tend to refer to the same 'landmark' cases.

[lbruk]

Well, the "law making" cases are generally made at the EAT, once an appeal is heard, it has to be on a point of law and therefore creates the new precedent.

[Eddie Cochran]

The cases you want to refer too are the ones that set precedents, try something like these

 

I had actually hoped to be able to peruse some ET cases that were similar enough to my own to give me a feel for what to expect at tribunal. It seems the Tribunals Service charges £10 for a judgement (if it has been made public) with a furtherl £5 for each additional judgement in the same order.

[rebel11]

Hi eddie

 

Some info:- http://www.agediscrimination.info/cases/Pages/keycases.aspx

[andydd]

I did a quick google and found Norther Ireland cases but for the others it does appear that you can request them (at a cost) or many sites mention that important landmark cases will often be published elsewhere.

[honeybee13]

Hello there.

 

I have a faint recollection that ET proceedings aren't necessarily published. This isn't my area, I'm just remembering a recent thread here.

 

My best, HB