Appeal No.	EAT/1269/97

EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL
58 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON EC4Y 0DS

	At the Tribunal
	On 14 May 1998

Before
HIS HONOUR JUDGE D M LEVY QC
MR D J JENKINS MBE
MR T C THOMAS CBE

MR J GREEN	APPELLANT

P&O NORTH SEA FERRIES	RESPONDENTS

Transcript of Proceedings

JUDGMENT

PRELIMINARY HEARING - EX PARTE

Revised

	APPEARANCES

For the Appellant	MR TOM LINDEN
(of Counsel)
Messrs Pattinson & Brewer
Solicitors
30 Great James Street
London
WC1N 3HA	

	JUDGE LEVY QC:	This is a preliminary hearing of an appeal by Mr J Green from a decision of an Industrial Tribunal sitting in Hull on 6th August 1997. The Tribunal had to consider a short point of construction of contract terminating Mr Green’s employment with P&O North Sea Ferries. They construed it in a way which Mr Linden submits is arguably incorrect. They held that the contract signed by Mr Green prevented him claiming for profits related share which was known at the end of the financial year in which he was leaving the Company’s employment. 

	Mr Linden has persuaded us that the claim he wishes to put forward is arguable and, accordingly, we let it proceed to a full hearing. Category C. Estimated length of time 1½ hours.