Tips for finding judgments
General tips
- You do not need to enter information in every field. It is best to enter only a few items which you are certain about, such as the reference or the names of the parties.
- Only those judgments which match all the information you enter will be returned.
- If your search returns too few matches then decrease the amount of information; if it returns too many matches then add more information, if possible.
How to use each field
- If you know the EAT reference, enter that and leave the other fields empty. For best results enter only the numeric part (but if it starts with a zero leave that out). For example, to find “UKEAT/0123/07/ABC” enter “123/07” (without the quotation marks).
- Because names can be written in different ways, it is usually best to search using only the most significant part. For a person, use only the surname and leave out titles, initials and forenames. For a company, choose the most individual part of the name and leave out parts like “Ltd” or “plc”.
- A name entered in either the “Party 1” or “Party 2” field will be searched against either Appellant or Respondent.
- If you enter a date in one of the “Date of hearing” fields then you must also enter a date in the other field, and the second date must not be before the first.
- Judgments which have been marked as being of particular interest or significance may be found by checking the “Starred” box.
- To find judgments in a broad area of employment law (e.g. “Sex Discrimination”), select a topic in the upper “Topic” field but leave the lower “Topic” field displaying “- Please select a sub topic -”. Wait for the page to refresh before pressing the Search button.
- To find judgments in a narrow area of employment law (e.g. “Sex Discrimination – Injury to feelings”), select a topic in the upper “Topic” field, wait for the page to refresh, select a sub-topic in the lower “Topic” field, then press the Search button.
- Selecting a topic in the upper “Topic” field and “(no sub-topic)” in the lower “Topic” field will return only those judgments where the judge has not specified a sub-topic.
If you cannot find the judgment you are looking for, please email us at EAT London, giving as much information as you can about the appeal and judgment, and we will try to help (it may take a few days for us to reply).
Browser Issues
Some people using Internet Explorer 9 have reported that they get a completely blank page when they press the Search button.
There is a button on the right-hand side of the address bar which, when the mouse hovers over it, says ‘Compatibility View’. If you click this before you press the search button it may fix the problem.
