The Industrial Cases Reports
[2023] ICR 663
Court of Appeal
Millicom Services UK Ltd and others v Clifford
[2023] EWCA Civ 50
2022 Dec 1;
2023 Jan 26
2023 Jan 26
Lewis, Elisabeth Laing, Warby LJJ
Industrial relations— Employment tribunals— Procedure— Restrictions on public disclosure— Allegation by claimant involving government of politically unsettled country— Respondents concerned employees located in country at risk if details published— Vice president of respondent company stating that proceedings would be undefended if no restriction order made— Whether protection of fairness of proceedings extending to employees located outside Convention territories— Whether order required in interests of justice— Whether claimant’s contractual duty of confidentiality to be protected—
Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 6, 8, 10
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Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1237), Sch 1, r 50(1)