Rule 4 Alternative dispute resolutionI1
England, Wales and Scotland
The Tribunal must, wherever practicable and appropriate, seek to encourage the use by the parties of the services of ACAS, judicial or other mediation, or other means of resolving their disputes by agreement F1(and see rules 52(1)(e) and 53 for the Tribunal’s power to direct a preliminary hearing for those purposes)..
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in rule 4 inserted (2.3.2026) by The Tribunal Procedure and Employment Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/115), rules 1(2), 8(3)
Commencement
- I1
Rule 4 in force at 6.1.2025 immediately after S.I. 2024/1156 comes into force, see rule 1(1)