Sacked woman refuses to pay costs as court upholds tribunal’s ruling

Monday 24th January 2011, 2:29PM GMT.

Susan Cotterill. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0849365) A WOMAN is refusing to pay costs awarded against her in the Royal Court.

Susan Cotterill (pictured) was speaking after Deputy Bailiff Richard Collas rejected her appeal against an Employment and Discrimination Tribunal ruling that Blanchelande Park Nursing Home Ltd had not dismissed her unfairly.

Mr Collas said appeals could be made only on a point of law or procedural irregularity and Miss Cotterill had not made a case to that effect.

‘The court’s hands are tied when it comes to appeals against Employment Tribunals and that’s the way the legislation is set out,’ he said.

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Bloggs

January 25, 2011 at 6:09 pm

How much of tax payers money was wasted on this? You got sacked luv, find another job, pay your debt and stop wasting our money.
Maybe prison would be a good idea until the debt is paid, at least if tax payers are loosing money she would be loosing something aswel.

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Sir Percy Blakeney

January 26, 2011 at 9:16 am

If she refuses to pay costs I presume she will find herself in front of the judge again quite soon?

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