Blackstone's Employment Law Practice 2009 is the indispensable resource for employment practitioners, providing all you need to advise clients confidently and to appear in tribunal. It draws together key legislation, procedural rules, Codes of Practice and Practice Directions as well as in-depth analysis of law and procedure in one convenient portable volume. The essential work for employment practice is back with a brand new edition. Providing comprehensive coverage of practice and procedure in the employment tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Central Arbitration Committee, Blackstone's Employment Law Practice 2009 includes specialist coverage of issues that frequently arise at tribunal, such as calculation of costs, application of TUPE and guidance on drafting of compromise agreements.

Part A: Tribunal Procedure 1. Jurisdiction and Consitiution 2. Claim Form 3. Time Limits 4. The Response 5. Conciliation and Settlement 6. Case Management 7. Interim Applications: Pre-hearing review and Other Preliminary Issues 8. Contractural Claims 9. The Hearing 10. Bias and Improper Conduct of Hearing 11. Judgments, Decisions, and Orders 12. Costs 13. Review 14. Enforcement of Tribunal Awards 15. Equal Pay 16. Special Jurisdictions 17. Human Rights Claims 18. Group Litigation 19. Employment Appeal Tribunal Part B: Procedure in Other Jurisdictions 20. Employment Litigation in the Civil Courts 21. Court of Appeal 22. References to the ECJ 23. The Certification Officer 24. The Central Arbitration Committee Part C: Remedies 25. Remedies for Unfair Dismissal 26. Reducing Unfair Dismissal Compensation 27. Remedies in Discrimination Cases 28. Recoupement of Benefits 29. Interest on Employment Tribunal Awards 30. Tax Treatment of Tribunal Awards and Compromises Part D: The Substantive Law 31. Dismissal 32. Redundancy 33. Equal Pay and Discrimination 34. Unlawful Deductions from Wages 35. Transfer of Undertakings Appendices Appendix 1 - Selected Legislation Appendix 2 - Practice Directions Appendix 3 - Codes of Practice Appendix 4 - Case Summaries Appendix 5 - Financial Information Appendix 6 - Forms and Precedents Appendix 7 - Tables Appendix 8 - Note on Tribunal Procedure and Appeals in Scotland

Damian Brown , Barrister, Littleton Chambers, Anthony Korn , Barrister, No.5 Chambers, London, Gavin Mansfield , Barrister, Littleton Chambers, Julia Palca , Partner, Olswang, Catherine Taylor , Partner, Olswang, Simon Forshaw , Barrister, Littleton Chambers

`Review from previous edition Containing statutes and key materials along with a concise commentary on procedure and substantive law, this invaluable book has everything you need to advise clients and appear before tribunals with confidence. Why use multiple books when this one is the only one you need? ' Jody Atkinson, Barrister, St Johns' Chambers