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Employment Appeal Tribunal Remits Fullah v Medical Research Council Case

lite News Desk 2 min read

At a glance

  • The Employment Appeal Tribunal issued its judgment on 24 June 2021
  • The case involved a victimisation claim against the Medical Research Council and others
  • The matter was sent back for reconsideration by a new Employment Tribunal panel

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) delivered a judgment in the case of Mr H Fullah v The Medical Research Council and Others on 24 June 2021. The decision addressed procedural issues in a victimisation claim brought before the tribunal.

The EAT determined that the original Employment Tribunal had not properly considered the causation aspect of the victimisation claim. As a result, the EAT decided that the case should be reconsidered by a newly constituted tribunal panel.

According to official sources, the EAT’s judgment required the matter to be remitted for a fresh hearing. The remittal was specifically ordered due to the failure to address the causation question in the initial proceedings.

The case involved Mr H Fullah as the claimant and the Medical Research Council and other respondents. The EAT’s procedural ruling did not resolve the underlying claim but instead focused on the process followed by the original tribunal.

What the numbers show

  • The EAT judgment was issued on 24 June 2021
  • The case was remitted for reconsideration by a new tribunal panel
  • Multiple respondents were named in the proceedings alongside the Medical Research Council

The EAT’s decision means that a different panel will now review the case, rather than the original tribunal members. This step is intended to ensure that the causation issue is properly addressed during the new hearing.

The remittal process involves assigning the case to a freshly constituted Employment Tribunal, which is standard procedure when a previous panel is found to have not addressed a key legal question. The EAT’s order did not make findings on the merits of the victimisation claim itself.

Details of the EAT’s judgment and the procedural steps taken are available from the HM Courts & Tribunals Service. The case will proceed before a new tribunal panel as directed by the EAT’s order.

No further information on the scheduling or outcome of the remitted hearing has been published at this time. The EAT’s ruling concludes its involvement in the matter pending the new tribunal’s reconsideration.

* This article is based on publicly available information at the time of writing.

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