employment tribunals perjury and slander

[iconoclash]

hi

if the respondent submits false allegations, everything from theft, drug use, violence etc., in the desperate attempt to defame the whistle-blower, can they be sued in turn for making defamatory claims and committing perjury, hearing goes public shortly??

Edited October 12, 2013 by iconoclash
typo

[steampowered]

Statements made in the course of court and Tribunal proceedings are privileged, which means you cannot use them to bring a slander or defamation claim.It might be perjury, although whether the CPS would pursue this would depend on the circumstances. In any event you would need to wait until after the hearing.

[iconoclash]

Statements made in the course of court and Tribunal proceedings are privileged, which means you cannot use them to bring a slander or defamation claim.It might be perjury, although whether the CPS would pursue this would depend on the circumstances. In any event you would need to wait until after the hearing.

hi and thaks. so as the case mangement orders talk about witness statement to be read at the hearing, which is public, then all that information will be public i assume. what about bringing a private civil case against such abuse? any thoughts?

[steampowered]

ET hearings are public in the sense that anyone can go in and listen, but in reality it is unlikely that anyone will be interested. ETs hear all sorts of cases every day, unless the case involves a famous person its unlikely anything will get recorded or published.

 

A private civil case is not possible since statements made in court/Tribunal proceedings are privileged and cannot be the subject of a defamation claim. In theory I guess you could start a contempt of court action through the courts but this is generally not advisable except in the most extreme circumstances.