Tribunal Fees: Fair way to share costs or breach of human rights?

Adrian Martin discusses whether the introduction of tribunal fees could be a breach of the right to a fair trial under the European Convention of Human Rights The government maintains its position that the remission system would be suitable to protect access to justice for those who cannot afford to pay the fees. In recent …
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Cases Referenced

  • Fairbank v Care Management Group [2012] UKEAT/0139/12/JOJ
  • Kreuz v Poland 28249/95 [2001] ECHR 398
  • Kupiec v Poland 16828/02 [2009] ECHR 199
  • McCafferty v Royal Mail Group Ltd [2012] UKEATS/0002/12/BI