{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-appeal-tribunal-rules-1993/rule-2A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-appeal-tribunal-rules-1993/rule-2A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/2854",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-appeal-tribunal-rules-1993",
  "path": "rule/2A",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "2A",
  "heading": "Overriding Objective",
  "text": "(1) The overriding objective of these Rules is to enable the Appeal Tribunal to deal with cases justly.\n(2) Dealing with a case justly includes, so far as practicable –\n(a) ensuring that the parties are on an equal footing;\n(b) dealing with the case in ways which are proportionate to the importance and complexity of the issues;\n(c) ensuring that it is dealt with expeditiously and fairly; and\n(d) saving expense.\n(3) The parties shall assist the Appeal Tribunal to further the overriding objective.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 2A inserted (1.10.2004) by The Employment Appeal Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/2526), rules 1(1), 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2854/rule/2A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:46:56.028201+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}