Mr A McGrath, Counsel For the v Mr M Cameron, Consultant — 2020

At a preliminary hearing in Birmingham on 17 September 2020 before Employment Judge Hughes, the tribunal dealt with amendment and evidence-management applications rather than the merits of the underlying dispute. The claimant's application to amend to add dismissal as a detriment claim, alongside an automatically unfair dismissal claim, was refused because she was an employee and could not pursue that claim under s47B(2) ERA 1996. Her unopposed request to clarify allegation 14 so that the date was 26 January 2018 was allowed.

The respondent's application to serve further witness statements was refused because three sets had already been served and the tribunal found the prejudice to the claimant outweighed the prejudice to the respondent. The respondent was allowed to amend the bundle index but did not have to repaginate it. The claimant was also permitted to play video evidence, subject to arranging a laptop so that the representatives, the tribunal and any relevant witnesses could view it at the appropriate point.