Hearing Can’t Be Fair if Tribunal Member Drunk and Asleep

Thomas Brown of Cloisters reports on yesterday’s Court of Appeal decision in James Stansbury -v- Datapulse and Troy Holdings:

“The Court of Appeal held that, in their judgment, a hearing before an employment tribunal by a member drinking alcohol and falling asleep does not give the appearance of a fair hearing. Public confidence would be damaged by taking the view that such behaviour does not matter, they said. The judges said they were firmly of the view that the conduct of the tribu... (66 more words)

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