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The coronavirus crisis has led to a big backlog in tribunal cases - Credit: Nick Ansell/PA Redundancies sparked by the coronavirus pandemic have led to a mountain of outstanding tribunal cases, East Anglian lawyers have warned. Birketts - which has its headquarters in Ipswich and operates across the region - said a sharp rise in new claims had only added to an existing backlog as cases reach a 10-year high. Some cases might not be heard until 2022, it warned. Quarterly Ministry of Justice fig...

The coronavirus crisis has led to a big backlog in tribunal cases - Credit: Nick Ansell/PA Redundancies sparked by the coronavirus pandemic have led to a mountain of outstanding tribunal cases, East Anglian lawyers have warned. Birketts - which has its headquarters in Ipswich and operates across the region - said a sharp rise in new claims had only added to an existing backlog as cases reach a 10-year high. Some cases might not be heard until 2022, it warned. Quarterly Ministry of Justice fig...