Mr A Mohan v The Vegan Society — 2025

Employment Judge Harding directed the Tribunal to write to Mr A Mohan on 9 May 2025 warning that strike out was being considered because the claim appeared not to have been actively pursued. Employment Judge Edmonds later directed a further letter on 8 December 2025 about the respondent's contention that the claimant had failed to comply with case management orders and had jeopardised the final hearing listed to start on 12 January 2026. The claimant replied by letter dated 12 December 2025, but did not address the matters raised by the Tribunal or the respondent.

The Tribunal held that the conditions for strike out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 were met and that strike out was consistent with the overriding objective in Rule 3. It found that the claim had not been actively pursued, that the claimant's response did not engage with the issues raised in the respondent's solicitors' email of 11 December 2025, and that a fair hearing on the listed dates could not proceed because the respondent was materially unprepared. The judgment cites Emuemukoro v Croma Vigilant (Scotland) Ltd [2022] ICR 327. The claim was therefore struck out and the listed hearing did not take place.