The European Association of Labour Court Judges

1st Annual Congress - Bath (United Kingdom)

3-5 July 1996

Labour Courts and Tribunals in Europe

The inaugural meeting of the EALCJ was organised in conjunction with the European Commission and took place in the Georgian City of Bath, United Kingdom.

Technical working sessions took place under the chairmanship of Professor Alan Neal, and involved presentations from judicial representatives of 13 of the Member States of the EU and the EEA. During the first session, particular attention was paid to identification of common administrative and procedural problems within the various judicial systems represented, together with consideration of issues such as the selection, training, and technical updating of judicial personnel engaged in Labour Courts and Tribunals throughout the Member States.

The second Session moved on to address a number of substantive issues dealt with by the various Labour Courts and Tribunals within the Member States.

On the evening of Thursday 4 July, the City of Bath and the Chair of Bath & North East Somerset Council hosted a civic reception for the participants of the Seminar at the Pump Room and Roman Baths.

The guest speaker at a dinner following that reception was Sir John Mummery, President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal of England and Wales.