Records of the Employment Appeal Tribunal

Records of the Employment Appeal Tribunal relating to appeals on questions of law arising from industrial tribunal decisions.

Appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal are recorded in J 149 and J 150.

For Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions, see LE 10

For the Employment Appeal Tribunal website, please see: TR 13

See also records of the Central Office of the Industrial Tribunals in: LAB 38

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The Employment Appeal Tribunal was established as a superior court of record given exclusive jurisdiction by Section 88 of the Employment Protection Act 1975 to hear appeals on questions of law from decisions of industrial tribunals in England and Wales or in Scotland under:-

The Appeal Tribunal was also given jurisdiction to hear appeals from the Certification Officer on questions of law under:-

or questions of fact or law under

Under Section 87 of the Employment Protection Act the Appeal Tribunal consisted of judges of the High Court and the Court of Appeal nominated by the Lord Chancellor, at least one judge of the Court of Session nominated by the Lord President of the Court of Session and other members appointed by the Queen. The Act required the Lord Chancellor after consultation with the Lord President to the Court of Session to appoint one of the judges to be President.

Appeals which were pending, but had not begun to be heard, in the High Court or Court of Session on 30 March 1976 were automatically transferred to the Appeal Tribunal by paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 17 of the Employment Protection Act 1975.