£69,484 costs order after NHS trust was sent covert recording of meeting with lawyers

Zia and others v Brighton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ET/2301120/2014 & others

tribunal procedure | costs | improper pressure to settle

In this unusual case, an employment tribunal struck out four claimants' cases and ordered them to pay £17,371 each in costs after the respondent NHS trust's chief executive and lawyers were sent a covert recording of the trust receiving legal advice.