Think the tribunal got the law wrong? Get your appeal grounds right.
An appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal is not a second bite at the facts — it is only about errors of law, and the grounds have to identify them precisely. Whether you are appealing or answering one, the drafting is everything.
Why this matters
Appeals are only about the law
The EAT will not re-hear the evidence. Your grounds have to pinpoint where the tribunal went wrong in law — nothing else will do.
The deadline is strict
There is a hard 42-day time limit, applied strictly. Miss it and the appeal is usually gone, however good the point.
Precision wins or loses it
Vague, scattergun grounds get sifted out. Tight, well-identified grounds get permission to proceed.
What you get
If you are appealing
- Grounds of Appeal that identify each error of law precisely
- The strongest points selected, the weak ones left out
- A realistic view of whether the appeal has a reasonable prospect
If you are answering an appeal
- A focused response defending the tribunal's decision
- The strongest arguments for upholding the judgment
- A clear read on the risk the appeal succeeds
How it works
This service is offered under the Direct Access Scheme, so there are a few short formalities first.
Send me a few details so I can check there is no conflict of interest and that I can act. If I can, I ask for the papers I need and send you a fixed quote.
Response within 1–2 working days
Once you are happy with the quote, we agree terms in a short client-care letter and lock in a slot.
Before the work starts
I draft your Grounds of Appeal (or your answer to the appeal), asking you only short, targeted questions where I need to. You get a clean first draft.
To an agreed timetable
You check the facts and we finalise it together.
Before your deadline
You get the finished document, ready to use, with a short note on what to do with it.
In good time
Who it is for
- You are running your own tribunal case and want a specialist on the parts that matter
- You can give me the papers and answer short, focused questions on time
- You want expert input without handing the whole case over
Who it is not for
- Same-day or last-minute work
- Anyone who wants their whole case managed for them — that is really a solicitor's role, and I will say so
- Claims in the Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth or Southampton Employment Tribunals — I sit there as a judge, so I cannot be involved in cases in those tribunals
Pricing
A fixed quote, after I have seen your papers
- I give you a fixed quote once I have seen your documents — I do not guess before then
- Everything is agreed in a short client-care letter before any work starts
The fee covers the work set out in the client-care letter. Extra work or a change of scope is quoted separately.
Questions
Things like applying the wrong legal test, no evidence for a finding, or reasons that do not add up. I will tell you whether what happened in your case fits.
42 days from the date the written judgment or reasons were sent. It is applied strictly, so do not wait — enquire early.
I will give you an honest view of the prospects before you spend money taking it further.
Ready to get this done properly?
Send me a few details and I will tell you quickly whether I can help, and what it will cost. No obligation.