Employment Appeal Tribunal
Key points § The Employment Appeal Tribunal (or EAT) was first brought into being by the Employment Protection Act 1975. The relevant provisions are now to be found in Part II (sections 20 to 37) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996. The EAT comprises a panel of High Court and Court of Appeal judges, at least one judge of the Court of Session appointed (after consultation with the Lord President of the Court of Session) by the Lord Chancellor, plus a number of lay members (appointed by the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State) with specialist knowledge and experience of industrial relations matters. § The EAT is a superior court of record. It has its central office in London, but may sit anywhere in the country. One or more divisions of the EAT may sit at the same time. Appeals from a decision of the EAT on points of law will lie to the Court of Appeal (in Scotland, the Court of Session) and, ultimately, to the House of Lords (with leave). Appeal procedure § ...