Appeal No.	 EAT/333/99

EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL
58 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON EC4Y 0DS

	At the Tribunal
	On 29 July 1999

Before
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE CHARLES
LORD GLADWIN OF CLEE CBE JP
MISS D WHITTINGHAM

SOUTH WEST LOGISTICS	APPELLANTS

MISS L A COLLINGS	RESPONDENT

Transcript of Proceedings

JUDGMENT

PRELIMINARY HEARING

Revised

	APPEARANCES

For the Appellants	NO APPEARANCE OR
REPRESENTATION
BY OR ON BEHALF OF
THE APPELLANTS	

	MR JUSTICE CHARLES:	This matter comes before us by way of preliminary hearing for the second time.  The last time it was before me, and other members of this Tribunal,  it was adjourned to enable Mr Wigg to attend and I made directions that he should send information to this Tribunal.  

1	As a result of that Mr Wigg has sent information to the Tribunal and has written inviting us to deal with the case on paper, saying that it is difficult for him to come here.

2	What we have decided to do, after some consideration, is to adjourn this matter so that it can come on again as a preliminary hearing.  We have done that because simply from a reading of the papers we do not feel that we have a full or clear picture.  We remain somewhat confused as to precisely what Mr Wigg is saying.  

3	We therefore consider it appropriate to give him an opportunity and, it seems to us, a last opportunity, to come and explain his case to this Tribunal and thereby fill in the gaps in the correspondence and documents.

4	We would also urge him to consider carefully whether he should take advantage of the ELAAS (Employment Law Appeal Advice Scheme) which is run by the Bar in respect of preliminary hearings in this Tribunal whereby members of the Bar provide assistance free of charge to Appellants in identifying reasonably arguable points of law in respect of appeals.  

5	We repeat, we would urge Mr Wigg to take advantage of that scheme and we will adjourn this case to be fixed for a further preliminary hearing next term.