Case 1401264/2019 · Employment Tribunal

Mr P Stroilov, (Christian Legal Centre) For the v Respondent — 2019

Case reference: 1401264/2019
Decision date: 13 December 2019
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Midgley Appearances
Venue: Bristol

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

1 named

Claimant

Mr P Stroilov, (Christian Legal Centre) For the

Respondent

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

At a preliminary hearing in Bristol on 13 December 2019, before Employment Judge Midgley, the tribunal heard Mrs K Higgs' application against Farmor's School. The claimant was represented by Mr P Stroilov of the Christian Legal Centre and the respondent by Mrs D Grennan, counsel.

Mrs Higgs withdrew her unfair dismissal claim and her breach of contract claim relating to notice pay, and the tribunal dismissed both upon withdrawal. The tribunal then permitted amendment of the claim to include further particulars of direct discrimination and harassment, relying on the particulars identified in paragraph 24(d), (e), (h), (j) and (l) to (r) of the particulars of claim dated 15 August 2019.

The tribunal refused the claimant's application to amend the claim to add indirect discrimination contrary to section 27 of the Equality Act 2010. The written record contains no merits findings on the discrimination complaints and records only these procedural decisions.

Claims and outcomes

5 findings recorded

This case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Dismissed upon the claimant's withdrawal.	Withdrawn	—	—
Breach of contract	The notice pay breach of contract claim was dismissed upon the claimant's withdrawal.	Withdrawn	—	—
Religion or belief discrimination	The tribunal permitted amendment to include further particulars of direct discrimination; no merits determination was made at this preliminary hearing.	Other	Religion or belief	—
Harassment	The tribunal permitted amendment to include further particulars of harassment; no merits determination was made at this preliminary hearing.	Other	Religion or belief	—
Religion or belief discrimination	The application to amend the claim to add indirect discrimination contrary to section 27 EQA 2010 was dismissed; this was a procedural ruling, not a merits determination.	Dismissed	Religion or belief	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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