Court hearing costs

richy4

I have a quick question about an upcoming court hearing I am defending at.

My employer has told me I need to book a day's annual leave in order to attend. I work shifts and this is an 8 hour shift on the day of the hearing.

In court, I am aware I can claim loss of earnings up to £95. How does this work/calculate in the above scenario where I have lost a days annual leave to attend, this is still a loss to me for which I would like to expect some compensation!

pappa_golf

no "compensation" for appearing in court , rules state you can claim upto £95 with proof via wageslips etc , how does the judgre know you are haveing a holiday break ?

Cygnus_Alpha

Surely you could just book a half day if it is a local court?

Quentin

Cygnus_Alpha wrote: »

Surely you could just book a half day if it is a local court?

Courts usually involves lots of hanging round.

Or you cannot rely on them keeping to any appointment times. So risky committing to your employer you will definitely be back at a certain time

bargepole

richy4 wrote: »

I have a quick question about an upcoming court hearing I am defending at.

My employer has told me I need to book a day's annual leave in order to attend. I work shifts and this is an 8 hour shift on the day of the hearing.

In court, I am aware I can claim loss of earnings up to £95. How does this work/calculate in the above scenario where I have lost a days annual leave to attend, this is still a loss to me for which I would like to expect some compensation!

The rules say £95 for loss of earnings, or leave.

As one Judge said to a defendant when awarding costs, "No one chooses to take their day off in Brentford"

Cygnus_Alpha

Quentin wrote: »

Courts usually involves lots of hanging round.

Or you cannot rely on them keeping to any appointment times. So risky committing to your employer you will definitely be back at a certain time

Agreed. My cases have always been scheduled for the afternoon so I never had to worry about that.

Coupon-mad

richy4 wrote: »

I have a quick question about an upcoming court hearing I am defending at.

My employer has told me I need to book a day's annual leave in order to attend. I work shifts and this is an 8 hour shift on the day of the hearing.

In court, I am aware I can claim loss of earnings up to £95. How does this work/calculate in the above scenario where I have lost a days annual leave to attend, this is still a loss to me for which I would like to expect some compensation!

Yes you can claim for loss of leave. This is covered in the NEWBIES thread post #2, with a link to the CPR rule to quote.