Barrister fined £7k for dialling into UK hearing from train while living abroad in Germany

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Barrister fined £7k for dialling into UK hearing from train while living abroad in Germany.

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An employment law barrister has been ordered to pay £7,000 in wasted costs after he joined a tribunal hearing via video link from a moving train in Germany, resulting in the entire day's proceedings being abandoned.Michael Engelhardt-Sprack, who specialises in employment and housing law at Garden Court Chambers in London, connected remotely while representing a client in a case before an employment tribunal in Birmingham.Noise from fellow passengers and an unreliable internet connection made it impossible to proceed with the hearing, forcing a reschedule for the following day.The barrister, called to the Bar in 2014, told the tribunal that he lived permanently in Germany with his family despite practising in England.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say His client, Shannon Burns, is a technology executive who lost her job after she fell asleep in a sauna following a night of heavy drinking.Ms Burns challenged her dismissal at a tribunal and prevailed, with the panel determining that her...

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