About this Event
Join The CIPD Branch in North Yorkshire for an exciting in-person event at the University of York, offering a rare, practical insight into Employment Tribunal processes. Barrister Bruce Frew and Barrister and fee-paid Judge Ed Beever will bring proceedings to life through a mock preliminary hearing, designed to demystify case management and tribunal expectations.
This highly interactive session is ideal for HR professionals involved in the early stages of tribunal cases, or anyone keen to deepen their understanding of preliminary hearings and legal requirements. Attendees will benefit from expert commentary, real-world examples, and top tips from both the bench and the bar on ensuring hearings run smoothly.
You’ll also gain valuable advocacy insights and have a unique opportunity to ask questions directly during a dedicated Q&A session. An unmissable learning experience for CIPD members.
Step inside the Tribunal: An unmissable The CIPD Branch in North Yorkshire event.
Join the CIPD Branch in North Yorkshire for an exclusive in-person event at the University of York, bringing employment law to life through a dynamic and immersive experience.
We’re delighted to welcome Barrister Bruce Frew alongside Barrister and fee-paid Judge Ed Beever, who will deliver a live mock preliminary hearing — offering rare, behind-the-scenes insight into how Employment Tribunal preliminary hearings really work.
Whether you’re regularly involved in the early stages of tribunal proceedings or are simply keen to deepen your understanding of case management, legal requirements, and tribunal expectations, this session is designed to be practical, informative, and highly engaging.
What you’ll gain from attending: · A real-time walkthrough of a preliminary hearing
- Expert insight into tribunal procedure and decision-making
- Top tips from the bench and the bar on how to prepare — and what to avoid
- Practical advocacy techniques you can apply with confidence
- A unique opportunity to ask questions directly to experienced legal professionals during an interactive Q&A session
This is a rare chance to sharpen your knowledge, build confidence, and gain invaluable insight from those who do this for a living.
Don’t miss this standout event in the CIPD North Yorkshire calendar.
Speakers bio:
Ed Beaver is described by independent legal commentators as “amongst the top juniors in his field”, Ed Beever is a specialist employment practitioner with substantial insolvency and commercial litigation experience. “Exceptional” in court, Ed is “astute and commercially savvy in equal measure”, recommended and listed as a National Leader in the top Tiers and Bands by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal respectively.
Ed regularly achieves impressive results for his clients in the High Court, Business and Property Courts, Employment Tribunals as well as in the Appeal Courts. Ed deals with the full range of employment disputes and issues, with a particular focus on high value and complex litigation. With complementary commercial and insolvency specialisms, Ed has the rare ability to cover all the angles. Clients rely on Ed to cover the most complex, integrated issues when it comes to employment disputes, including claims for senior executives, cases involving directors’ duties and seeking injunctive relief. With recognised expertise in high value, high stakes litigation in the High Court, Ed is the obvious choice for solicitors engaged in serious contractual and restraint of trade disputes.
Clients report that Ed is both ‘highly approachable’ and ‘an effective communicator’. His client base sits at the highest echelons of UK business, with Ed regularly acting for listed plcs, national and regional firms, international companies, major public sector bodies (including the MOD and the Home Office) and a range of well-known SMEs. He is a member of the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel, an accredited advocacy trainer, and serves as a Fee Paid Employment Judge.
Bruce Frew is one of the most highly ranked practitioners in the country, Bruce Frew is an ‘out and out’ employment specialist. He is highly sought after for some of the most complex, technically demanding and high stakes cases across several circuits and has the distinction of being described as ‘fantastic’ in the most recent edition of Legal 500, who also highlight some of his recent successes for the global giant Amazon.
Bruce is regularly called upon to represent Claimants and Respondents alike in the appellate courts, notably in the Employment Appeals Tribunal – continuing his highly regarded reputation there.
Bruce has an extensive and broad employment practice operating across a multitude of sectors. Bruce receives instructions from leading global conglomerates, national ‘household name’ companies, SMEs, local authorities, universities, trade unions and leading law firms. Increasingly Bruce also receives prominent instructions from private individuals by virtue of his direct access accreditation. As such and in recent years, he has developed a rare specialism acting for professional persons such as doctors, consultants, dentists and others, either in the Employment Tribunals or in respective industry disciplinary proceedings.
A former solicitor with a ‘hands on’ and ‘no nonsense’ approach, Bruce is known for his communicative, supportive and considered style. Indeed, many professional clients regularly turn to Bruce for their advisory, drafting and representation needs because of his commercially driven ability to unlock novel solutions. As a perfect complement to his remarkably active Tribunal practice, Bruce also drafts and advises on settlement agreements, service agreements and commercial agency agreements and has been involved in the negotiation on a direct access basis of terms of settlement on the termination of employment. He also represents parties in judicial and non-judicial employment mediations, provides CPD training and participates in mock Employment Tribunal training with the CIPD and Institute of Directors.
Please note:
1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
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4. As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, responding to this email.
5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
6. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
York Law School, Freboys Lane, York, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
