LRD guides and handbook July 2020

Law at work 2020 - the trade union guide to employment law

Chapter 14

The overriding objective

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All tribunal proceedings must comply with an important principle known as the “overriding objective”. This principle requires judges to deal with cases justly, ensuring, as far as practical, that the parties are on an equal footing and that cases are handled efficiently and fairly and in a manner proportionate to their complexity or the importance of the issues they raise, without wasting money.