In this episode 240 of the podcast I bring you a rundown of when you may be able to recover your costs if you are successful in making a claim or defending a claim in the Employment Tribunal.

In this episode of the podcast we cover:

• What you need to know to avoid having a costs order made against you.
• When you may be at risk of having to pay the other party’s costs.
• When a costs award may be made
• What the Employment Tribunal will consider when they are deciding whether to make a costs award.
• If costs can be awarded against someone who does not have a legal representative.
• If costs will be awarded against you if you do not have the money to pay.
• What vexatious, abusive or disruptive conduct is.
• Why unreasonable conduct in the bringing or defending a claim can lead to you having to pay costs.
• What the Employment Tribunal will consider when determining if a case has no reasonable prospects of success.
• The type of costs order that can be made.
• The amount of costs that you can recover.

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Vaughan v London Borough of Lewisham and others UKEAT/0533/12

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