Appeal No. EAT/421/94A

	EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL
	58 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON EC4Y 0DS

		At the Tribunal
		On 22 November 1994

	Before

	HIS HONOUR JUDGE J BULL QC

	MR D A C LAMBERT

	MR A D SCOTT

MR M HALL	APPELLANT

HEMMINGTON SCOTT PUBLISHING	RESPONDENTS

	Transcript of Proceedings

	JUDGMENT

	PRELIMINARY HEARING

Revised

	APPEARANCES

For the Appellant	NO APPEARANCE OR 
REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT

	

	HIS HONOUR JUDGE BULL QC:  In this matter we have received a letter sent by Fax today, 27 November 1994, explaining that the partner in the firm of solicitors dealing with this matter had:

		"... overlooked the hearing set for this morning and failed to arrange for another Solicitor to deal with this matter in his absence."

	In the circumstances, we will not of course penalise the Appellant in any way.  We will order that this matter be relisted for a preliminary hearing.  We make it plain, however, that we would expect on the adjourned hearing the attendance of someone from the firm of solicitors, who would no doubt explain why it was that this morning the case was unable to proceed.