Legal costs of the pension dispute with Jersey Fire and Rescue Service (FOI)Legal costs of the pension dispute with Jersey Fire and Rescue Service (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
03 June 2019.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
Please could you provide the costs accrued and expected costs of the pension dispute between the States Employment Board and the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service Association:
A
Total cost accrued to date.
B
A breakdown of what was spent where - eg legal representation, court fees and so on.
C
A breakdown of what was spent at each stage of the dispute:
first Employment Tribunal
second Employment Tribunal
Royal Court hearing
expected cost of Court of Appeal hearing
Response
The engagement of legal services in relation to the recent Fire and Rescue Service Association Employment Tribunal Case lies primarily with the Law Officers’ Department.
The Law Officers’ Department is not a scheduled public authority under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 (FOI Law) and therefore there is no right under Article 8 of the FOI Law to request information held by the Law Officers’ Department.
The Law Officer’s Department have noted that they intend to release financial data in relation to the Jersey Fire and Rescue Association tribunal case after legal proceedings have concluded.