Appeal No.	 EAT/1233/96

EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL
58 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON EC4Y 0DS

	At the Tribunal
	On 7 February 1997

Before
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MORISON (P)
MR E HAMMOND OBE
MRS J M MATTHIAS

BUCKWEN ELECTRO PLATERS	APPELLANTS

MR A BAKER	RESPONDENT

Transcript of Proceedings

JUDGMENT

PRELIMINARY HEARING

Revised

	APPEARANCES

For the Appellants	

NO APPEARANCE BY OR
REPRESENTATION ON
BEHALF OF THE APPELLANTS/RESPONDENT	
For the Respondent		

	MR JUSTICE MORISON (PRESIDENT):     The purpose of this hearing is to determine whether there is a point of law in relation to an appeal against the refusal by an Industrial Tribunal Chairman to provide Extended Reasons for a Decision which was contained in writing dated 7 August 1996 and sent to the parties on 12 August.

	The request for Extended Reasons was faxed through to the Tribunal on 18 September and was therefore out of time.  The Reasons should have been requested within 21 days of 12 August.  No explanation was put forward as to why the request was being made so late and the Industrial Tribunal Chairman accordingly, refused to give Extended Reasons.

	A Notice of Appeal has been filed in this case.  The Appellant has not appeared before us today.  He is not required to do so but we have taken into account what he has said in this case and the Notice of Appeal.

	It seems to us that this was a discretion to be exercised by the Industrial Tribunal Chairman.  We are not satisfied that there is any arguable point of law to suggest that he has exercised his discretion in any way improperly.  Furthermore, we see no good reason for thinking that the Summary Reasons of the Industrial Tribunal would be capable of a successful challenge even if Extended Reasons were given. 

	For these reasons we dismiss this appeal.