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Regarding Respondent's legal costs - shouldn't Respondents think about how they manage their staff in the first place and also not treat the ACAS Early Conciliation process with such disdain either?

Richard Susskind's 'Tomorrow's Lawyers' (the legal profession's 'Nineteen Eighty-four') pointed out the shortcomings of the hourly billing rate which is perhaps why some larger companies employ in-house solicitors and why other employers use external HR consultants or mentoring companies.

Inevitably there needs now to be more effective case management of ET claims at an early stage so that only meritorious claims proceed to a Final Hearing.