Appeal No.	 EAT/792/00

EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL
58 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON EC4Y 0DS

	At the Tribunal
	On 23 October 2000

Before
HIS HONOUR JUDGE J R REID QC
MRS R CHAPMAN
MRS T A MARSLAND

MR K A OKOUKA	APPELLANT

J SAINSBURY PLC	RESPONDENTS

Transcript of Proceedings

JUDGMENT

PRELIMINARY HEARING – EX PARTE

Revised

	APPEARANCES

For the Appellant	THE APPELLANT NEITHER PRESENT NOR REPRESENTED	

	JUDGE REID QC:		This is an appeal by Mr Okuoka against the decision of the Employment Tribunal sitting at London (North) on 25th April 2000 whereby the tribunal unanimously dismissed his complaint of race discrimination and his complaint for unlawful deduction of wages.

1.	The Notice of Appeal sets out this ground of appeal:

“The Decision was a misdirection of law as the Employment Tribunal misdirected itself in it’s interpretation and application of the law with respect to the evidence relied upon in it’s decision. As a result the Employment Tribunal’s decision was inconsistent with the evidence presented to it.”

2.	Mr Okuoka has not seen fit to appear to try and elaborate on that somewhat cryptic ground of appeal. 

3.	Although there is a sworn statement which has been lodged on his behalf, by way of an affidavit, with various exhibits, it does not seem to us that (in the absence of argument to show why this is a matter which should go to a full hearing), there is any basis on which this appeal should not be summarily dismissed. We therefore so order.