Employment tribunal process is a mess

[Donkeysbackside]

Constant and very long delays, unreasonable requests for unrelated private information, game playing, outright lying and now being asked for something I had confirmed by two clerks as unnecessary so now again being threatened to be liable for costs by the legal team. Their favourite go to yet again.

I want to scream especially since the lawyers emails are 100 % in contradiction to the tribunal, is it designed to make one feel like they are mad or is this just an exercise in enormous gaslighting.

I’m suing for matters related to inappropriate conduct so there’s that on top of it. Whole process is quite disgusting really but I needed to stand up for myself.

Just ranting about the unfairness of it all after what I went through which was minimising and total gaslighting the entire way through.

The process like with all abusive situations is retraumatising and the sick thing is that this is what is played on.

Rant over.

Thank you for reading.

Clerks can’t give you legal advice. In reality, it’s very hard to represent yourself at an employment tribunal but of course there is no legal aid. Not sure what you mean by inappropriate conduct but if they are threatening costs it might be helpful to get a qualified person to look at your case to make sure it can succeed. Costs are a common threat- although they are usually not awarded, it is getting more common.

Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately I think that all court cases and tribunals are like this.

These threats are to try to make you back down or drop out.

As pp suggests it might be helpful to get a qualified person to look at your case to make sure it can succeed

The Employment Tribunal has, arguably, been allowed to become far too formal and like a court.

Once it has that feel it's no surprise that lawyers descend to the litigators defaults of aggression and threats.

Assuming you're not in union then it may be worth seeing if you can get some 'pro-bono' help and advice. Probably only 30 minutes or so but a focussed conversation about merits or otherwise and where the strengths/weaknesses of your claim are.

Not sure why you are getting replies now, nearly 3 months after you initially raised this. However, as a previous poster says, the clerks are not qualified to give legal advice and should not be doing so. It is not their position to say whether disclosure of the requested information is required.