Employment law: the perfect preliminary hearing

Case Management Preliminary Hearings are often overlooked as a place to put your clients case clearly and effectively, yet they are key to assisting the tribunal understand the claim.

Presented by Michael Salter, barrister and part-time employment judge, this recorded session explains how a well prepared preliminary hearing can build your standing in the eyes of the tribunal, increase your efficiency and assist your client to understand the case moving forward. After the session you will have a structure of how to approach these hearings to achieve these aims.

Areas covered include:

  • The various pressures on representatives at case management hearings
  • Michael’s “7-day rule” for preparation and what it’s aimed at achieving
  • The presumptions in the case management agenda you need to be alert to
  • The hazards of getting the hearing wrong

Please note: The information in this session was correct at the time of recording (May 2021).  The references to the COVID-19 pandemic are now outdated and there is no reference to the change to the online HMCTS portal.

Our thanks to Michael for sharing his expertise.

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Type of Resource

Date of publication

Friday, May 21, 2021

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Date last reviewed

Friday, May 21, 2021