Claimant v Wells Cathedral School and Mr M Stringer — 2023

Employment Judge Cadney, sitting alone, refused the claimants' application for reconsideration of the judgment promulgated on 13 June 2023. The judge said the only ground for reconsideration was whether it was necessary in the interests of justice, and cited Outasight VB Ltd v Brown as authority that the tribunal has a broad discretion under Rule 70.

The claimants argued that the judgment date was unclear, that there was insufficient comment on credibility, and that evidence from Gwyneth Nelmes and Hanako Dickinson had been treated wrongly. The judge said the case did not turn fundamentally on witness credibility, that the respondent's evidence on the restructure and on the offer of compassionate leave in place of suspension had been accepted, and that the tribunal's reasons already addressed the matters raised.

The judge also rejected the submission that there had been an agenda or conspiracy, saying the allegations had been considered and not proved, and that the evidence relied on by the claimants did not justify revisiting the original conclusions. The application was dismissed because there was no reasonable prospect of the original decision being varied or revoked at a reconsideration hearing.