Dr R J Heal v University of Warwick and others (see annex A) Date: 6 May 2021 — 2021

Following a case management preliminary hearing on 5 February 2021, the Employment Judge notified the claimant by order dated 18 February 2021 that the tribunal was considering striking out the remaining Equality Act 2010 claims, whistleblowing claims under Part IVA Employment Rights Act 1996, and breach of contract claims under the Extension of Jurisdiction Order 1994. The claimant was told the proposed strike out was because the claims had no reasonable prospect of success, he had not complied with earlier tribunal orders, and the claims were not being actively pursued.

The claimant did not respond by the deadline of 4pm on 5 March 2021. He later sent an email on 26 March 2021 in relation to claims against Queen Mary University of London, but the tribunal found that response did not engage with the merits of the remaining claims identified in the earlier order and did not set out any arguable legal or factual basis for them.

The tribunal therefore struck out the remaining claims against the respondents listed in Annex A and dismissed them because they had no reasonable prospect of success, the claimant had not complied with the tribunal's orders of 24 December 2020 and 18 February 2021, and the claims were not being actively pursued. It also recorded that the claims were totally without merit.