Mr P H McAuley v Law Society of Scotland

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 8001431/2025 Decision reached in Glasgow on 23 June 2026 Employment Judge M Whitcombe Mr P H McAuley Claimant Law Society of Scotland Respondent

JUDGMENT ON EXPENSES The claimant is ordered to pay the respondent’s expenses summarily assessed at £3,576, including VAT.

REASONS

1. This is my judgment on the respondent’s application for expenses, made by an email dated 23 April 2026. All references to “Rules” are references to the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. The application was made within the time limit set by rule 75.

2. By an order made on 30 April 2026 I directed that the application would be decided on written submissions. Written submissions were duly received from each side. The claimant’s submissions make several false factual assertions about the history of the proceedings and the respondent’s conduct. For example, it is untrue that the respondent “refused to lodge an ET3”, because I directed that it ...