16 August 2017 |King’s Legal Clinic

On 26 July 2017, the Supreme Court in R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51 ruled that the implementation of fees in the employment tribunal was unlawful, under both common law and EU law. Lord Reed and Lady Hale, with the support of their fellow justices, gave the explanation behind deciding the fees were unlawful.

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