MR E A ANIMADU v MASTERCARE SERVICE & DISTRIBUTION LTD [2001] UKEAT 420_01_0310
[1]APPEARANCES For the Appellant MR D O'DEMPSEY (of Counsel) Appearing under the Employment Law Appeal Advice Scheme MR JUSTICE WALL In this matter, we have received an application for an adjournment made by Counsel instructed under the ELAAS scheme. Although there is a lengthy history to this case, we have come to the conclusion that we should grant an adjournment.[2]Mr O'Dempsey was only able to see the documentation this morning, and in the brief time available to him, he has been unable fully to advise Mr Animadu and thus able to identify any point or points of law which might arise in the case.[3]In those circumstances we think it would be very much in the interests of justice generally were Mr O'Dempsey to have the opportunity to consider the matter further. We think we can, however, properly say without in any way prejudicing the future hearing, that having read the Notice of Appeal, it is in our view, extremely long and we have to say somewhat prolix, and we think it would be enormously helpful for the Tribunal which deals with the matter at the adjourned hearing if a specific point or points of law were identified shortly and clearly, to enable that Tribunal to decide whether or not this is a matter that should proceed to a full hearing.[4]We do not propose at this stage to say anything else, simply to say that the matter will be adjourned to a date to be fixed.