Case Management
Stage 3 of 9 · 5 topics in this stage
If your claim is underway and a hearing date has landed, this is where the case gets shaped. Once a claim has been presented and responded to, the tribunal gets it ready for the final hearing. That is case management. Usually it begins with a short Case Management Hearing (a CMH), where a judge sets the list of issues and the timetable — disclosure, witness statements and the hearing dates. This stage is about how the case will run, not who wins.
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Case Management Hearings (CMH)
The preliminary hearing that sets the timetable — the AGENDA method.
Open topic →Amendments
Changing a claim or response after it has been presented.
Open topic →List of Issues
The questions the tribunal will actually decide.
Open topic →Draft Orders
The directions and timetable a CMH produces.
Open topic →Further Information
Requests for more detail about the other side's case.
Open topic →Further reading
Curated links to official sources. These open on external sites; they are not a substitute for advice.
- Employment tribunal hearings — what to expectgov.uk
The government's overview of tribunal hearings, including preliminary hearings.
- Preparing for an employment tribunalCitizens Advice
Acas guidance on getting ready, including case management.
- Presidential Guidance — General Case Managementjudiciary.uk
The Employment Tribunals' own guidance on how cases are managed.
- Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2024legislation.gov.uk
The current procedural rules (SI 2024/1155), Schedule 1 — rules 28–30 govern case management hearings.
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