10 October 2025
In this week's employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor at UEA, surveys a run of Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rulings underscoring the procedural rigour of tribunal practice
In Ahmed v Capital Arches Group Ltd, the EAT reaffirmed that only continuing acts, not one-off decisions with lasting effects, extend limitation.
Moustache v Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust stressed that claimants must plead their cases properly—tribunals are not there to fill gaps.
AYZ v BZA broke new ground by applying the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 to tribunal anonymity orders, confirming its reach beyond criminal proceedings.
Finally, X v YZ Core Education Trust allowed an appeal out of time due to a genuine filing mistake.
Together, the judgments reveal tribunals tightening procedural discipline but tempering formality with fairness when honest errors arise.
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