Appeal No.	 EAT/58/00

EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL
58 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON EC4Y 0DS

Sitting at CARDIFF CROWN COURT
The Law Courts, Cathays Park, CARDIFF CF10 3PG

	At the Tribunal
	On 29 March 2000

Before
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE LINDSAY
MR G H WRIGHT MBE
MR K M YOUNG CBE

MR P M REID	APPELLANT

NORTH WEST CEILING SYSTEMS LTD T/A SHOPSPEC	RESPONDENTS

Transcript of Proceedings

JUDGMENT

PREDLIMINARY HEARING

Revised

	APPEARANCES

For the Appellant	NO APPEARANCE 
OR REPRESENTATION
BY OR ON BEHALF OF
THE APPELLANT	

	MR JUSTICE LINDSAY (PRESIDENT):	This is the preliminary hearing of the appeal of Mr P.M. Reid in the matter Reid against North West Ceilings Ltd t/a Shopspec.  Mr Tudor Williams was due to appear for Mr Reid this morning but unfortunately he remains ill and has asked us to approach the matter in his absence on the basis of the skeleton argument which he has provided.

1	We do think that this matter raises arguable points of law and accordingly, we simply send the matter to go forward to a full hearing.  

2	Whether any party needs any special directions we leave to the future.  If they are to seek any special directions they should make them as soon as practicable and long before the full hearing.  

3	In terms of the directions we give, we say skeleton arguments to be exchanged between the parties and also sent to the EAT not less than 21 days before the date fixed for the hearing and the matter is Category B and to take two hours.