Location: Northern Ireland
Rep.of Ireland
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Rep.of Ireland
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McDade v Norman Emerson Group Limited [2024]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Decision Number
    NIIT 63140/22
  • Legal Body
    Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunal (NIIT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Tribunal Practice, Procedures and Jurisdictional Issues
Issues covered: Costs

Background:

The claimant brought a claim alleging unfair dismissal. The dismissal surrounded the livestreaming from an Orange Hall in which there were chants of a sectarian nature.  These videos gained media attention with the claimant being disciplined and dismissed by the respondent.  The claim was dismissed by the Tribunal and the respondent brought an application for a Costs Order.

Outcome:

The Tribunal had to apply Rule 73 of the Industrial Tribunal Rules. This states:

  1. A tribunal may make a costs order or a preparation time order, and shall consider whether to do so, where it considers that— 
    (a) a party (or that party’s representative) has acted vexatiously,

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This article is correct at 26/09/2024
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