Case 1303808/2018 · Employment Tribunal

Mr M Charles v West Midlands Fire Service — 2019

Case reference: 1303808/2018
Decision date: 16 July 2019
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Findlay Signed

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr M Charles

Respondent

West Midlands Fire Service

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This was a judgment on withdrawal under rule 52 in case 1303808/2018, in which the claimant was Mr M Charles and the respondent was West Midlands Fire Service. The tribunal recorded that the complaints of direct discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender re-assignment were dismissed following a withdrawal by the claimant.

The judgment also states that all claims of disability discrimination were dismissed following the claimant's withdrawal. No findings on liability beyond the dismissal following withdrawal are recorded in the extracted text, and no remedy was awarded in this decision.

The tribunal noted that the claimant's remaining claim(s) would proceed to hearing on 15-17 and 20-24 July 2020. The judgment was signed by Employment Judge Findlay Signed on 16 July 2019.

Claims and outcomes

3 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Sexual orientation discrimination	Dismissed following withdrawal by the claimant in a judgment on withdrawal under rule 52.	Dismissed	Sexual orientation	—
Gender reassignment discrimination	Dismissed following withdrawal by the claimant in a judgment on withdrawal under rule 52.	Dismissed	Gender reassignment	—
Disability discrimination	All claims of disability discrimination were dismissed following withdrawal by the claimant.	Dismissed	Disability	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

Gov.uk primary record

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