The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the EAT Rules and Practice Direction. The key proposals are to: (1) remove the requirement to include the ET1 claim form and ET3 response form when instituting an appeal, (2) allow an extension of time to submit the appeal where the EAT considers that to be just in circumstances where the delay was caused by a minor error in respect of documentation which has been rectified, (3) add a declaration to forms for lodging appeals, applications and responses to include confirmation that the party has read the Practice Direction and accepts the need to cooperate and comply with the overriding objective, and (4) introduce a new EAT Practice Direction (the New PD) which will make consequential changes necessitated by the amendments to the EAT Rules and other substantial amendments to better enable the EAT to deal with cases efficiently and justly. The consultation will end at midday on 19 July 2023.
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