unfair dismissal

cartmell

I am writing this on behalf of a friend with their permission. they are taking their former employer to tribunal for unfair dismissal against the advice of ACAS (they could not see them having a case) It will be heard before a case managment discussion. Can anyone explain this? should they pay and take a solicitor, the problem being if they lose the case they could not afford the legal fees. What are your views?

Taiko

What are the grounds?

robpw2

cartmell wrote: »

I am writing this on behalf of a friend with their permission. they are taking their former employer to tribunal for unfair dismissal against the advice of ACAS (they could not see them having a case) It will be heard before a case managment discussion. Can anyone explain this? should they pay and take a solicitor, the problem being if they lose the case they could not afford the legal fees. What are your views?

i wouldnt , if acas thig they are going to lose then there is little point in continuing

however i do not know the details of the case

SarEl

Much as I am no fan of ACAS, why on earth would your friend be foolish enough to take a case against their advice that they have no case?

If your friend cannot afford a solicitor without winning, then they cannot afford a solcitor. Full stop. And they need to listen to what they are told at the CMD more carefully than they have listened to anyone so far, or they stand in peril of a whole load of other costs they can't afford - but will have to pay - if the judge considers that they are being deliberately litigatious they may very well end up paying the employers costs, which will already be high and getting higher by the day.

My advice, unless they are certain that, despite the advice they have received, they have a legal case, would be to drop the case now.