Application for Preliminary Hearing Letter Template
Our Application for Preliminary Hearing Template ensures your Tribunal judge understands what your case is about.
- A letter template to apply to the Employment Tribunal for a Preliminary Hearing.
- Option to include a Peace of Mind check from a Valla coach to ensure your document is professional and taken seriously.
- Downloadable letter in .doc and .pdf formats.
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Helping you translate what happened into legal claims
A step-by-step guide through the process of translating issues into the language of legal claims, flagging important legal tests you need to consider.
Ensuring your claim is taken seriously
A professional-looking document and form filled out in the way the Tribunal wants it, reducing the risk of your claim being rejected.
Reviewed by a legal coach
Your document reviewed by legal expert giving you peace of mind that your Tribunal claim has the best chance of success.
When to use the Application for Preliminary Hearing template
Use this where you need to apply for an Employment Tribunal Preliminary Hearing for any reason, other than in relation to strike outs or deposit orders (we have separate kits for these).
The purpose of the Preliminary Hearing will be to decide how the case is going to progress from there to a Final Hearing. During or at the end of the Preliminary Hearing, the Judge will let you know what is going to happen next. Sometimes you might have to wait for a few weeks after the hearing before you get the outcome.
Examples of when you would use an Application for Preliminary Hearing for your Employment Tribunal
You might want to apply for a Preliminary Hearing at the Employment Tribunal if you think there is an important issue that needs to be decided in your case before the Final Hearing. For example:
Dana is making a claim for disability discrimination but her employer does not agree that she meets the legal definition of disability.
She applies to the Employment Tribunal for a Preliminary Hearing to decide whether she was disabled or not.
Pavel is making a claim for unfair dismissal but his employer does not agree that he was dismissed - they say that his employment ended because he resigned.
Pavel applies to the Employment Tribunal for a Preliminary Hearing to decide whether he was dismissed or not.
How you can prepare for a Preliminary Hearing
Once you’ve filled out your template with Valla, it’s best to know how you can prepare for a Preliminary Hearing. You should:
- create the template in Valla
- send the application letter or email to the Tribunal
- copy in the Respondent
- wait for the Tribunal to confirm whether or not a Preliminary Hearing is going to be listed
- gather any evidence that is relevant to the issue that needs to be decided at the Preliminary Hearing.
Legal services at Valla
While Valla isn’t a law firm, we offer many “un-reserved” legal services to help you run your Tribunal case. These legal services are delivered by hand-picked professionals with Tribunal experience and a variety of legal qualifications.
Some of our legal professionals are qualified solicitors and barristers, some are registered with CILEX, others have a law degree. All have extensive experience with the Tribunal and clients. Because we aren’t a regulated legal provider by the SRA, we hold our own professional indemnity insurance. You can read more on our terms of service.
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