20 September 2007
Yarrow v Edwards Chartered Accountants [2007] All ER (D) 118 (Aug)
Where a party does not attend the hearing, the employment tribunal has a wide discretion in determining how far it will investigate the merits of the case before dismissing a claim. However, the tribunal (under the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure, r 27(6)) must, before dismissing an absent party’s claim, consider any information which the parties have made available.
