East Anglian law firm warns of growing tribunals backlog | East Anglian Daily Times
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 figures for July to September 2020 show single claims rising by 13% nationally year-on-year to 11,000. ...