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Unison v Lord Chancellor to be heard in Supreme Court 27/3/17
Here we go .. announcement on the refund scheme:
Government announces first phase of refund scheme for employment tribunal fees
Justice Secretary refuses to rule out re-introducing ET fees at some level in the future -
The justice secretary said the Supreme Court judgment in the summer, which ruled employment tribunal fees unlawful in their previous form, had prompted a look again at the department’s overall approach to charges. But he maintained that the imposition of fees helps fund the costs of proceedings and also deters frivolous or vexatious litigation, and he refused to rule out re-introducing fees at some level in future.
‘The key lesson I took from the [Supreme Court] judgment was that these are a reasonable way in which to secure a contribution towards the running of courts and tribunals, but in setting the level of fees the government needs to have very careful regard to access and affordability,’ he said. ‘There was nothing in the judgment that seemed to rule out fees as a matter of principle – as a matter of fact the reverse was true.’