Oct 22nd 2014, 20:17

AMONG THE BEST PRACTITIONER REFERENCES FOR TRIBUNAL HEARINGS – NOW IN A BRAND NEW EDITION FOR 2014

An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers

Since the first edition of this highly regarded work of reference appeared in 2006, employment lawyers and judges as well, have reputedly felt a lot more confident in court, or before a tribunal knowing that they had it close to hand.

This new eighth edition from the Oxford University Press maintains its established reputation for reliability and authority -- and as employment law is characterized by frequent and relentless change, it is virtually imperative if you are an employment lawyer, to acquire this latest edition for 2014

There are a number of texts on employment law out there, but this is the only one that provides everything you as an employment lawyer need in the management of a case, including defending and appealing it – and all in a single volume.

The editor Gavin Maxwell QC heads a team of ten expert contributors including two consultant editors -- all employment law specialists -- whose accumulated knowledge and insightful commentary is placed at your fingertips in a clear and accessible manner.

This edition for 2014 incorporates all the key developments in employment law to have emerged since the previous edition was published in 2012, including the new Employment Tribunal Rules which constitute the key change for this edition. Changes to the EAT rules and those introduced by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, together with the new fees regime are also included.

Of particular interest is the new chapter on whistleblowing -- widely regarded of late by a number of academics as a whole new, distinct and separate discipline of its own. Also note the chapter on the types of non-statutory claims typically litigated in the High Court.

In all, this book provides clear and comprehensive coverage of practice and procedure in the civil courts and tribunals, including the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Central Arbitration Committee.

Busy practitioners will appreciate the clear page design of this hefty but handy volume, as well as the procedural checklists and the numbered paragraphs throughout. The contents summary is followed by a detailed table of contents and a ten page index at the back. And here’s a distinctive feature: namely the useful references to substantive law on the inside front cover – and on the inside back cover, the quick references to procedure; from the claim form and time limits, to hearings, costs and appeals.

The book also contains over fifty pages of tables of UK legislation… European and international legislation… codes of practice and practice direction. And anyone befuddled by acronyms will applaud the lengthy list of abbreviations. There are twelve appendices as well -- a resource in themselves -- which include practice directions, codes of practice, forms and precedents and financial information. Small wonder that this book remains one of the best practitioner guides for employment tribunals.

The publication date is cited as 1 March 2014.

This new eighth edition from the Oxford University Press maintains its established reputation for reliability and authority - and as employment law is characterized by frequent and relentless change, it is virtually imperative if you are an employment lawyer, to acquire this latest edition for 2014 ... There are a number of texts on employment law out there, but this is the only one that provides everything you as an employment lawyer need in the management of a case, including defending and appealing it and all in a single volume ... Small wonder that this book remains one of the best practitioner guides for employment tribunals. Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, Richm ond Green Chambers