Case 1405436/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Mr G Westwell v WC1LDN Ltd and 1 other — 2024

Case reference: 1405436/2023
Decision date: 27 August 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Midgley Appearances
Venue: Bristol

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

3 named

Claimant

Mr G Westwell

Respondents

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The claimant, Mr G Westwell, attended the Bristol hearing on 16 August 2024. Neither WC1LDN Ltd nor Altonian Coaches Ltd attended or was represented. The tribunal took evidence from the claimant on disability, and he confirmed that WC1LDN Ltd was his employer and that the discrimination claims related to his management rather than to the conduct of individual employees of Altonian Coaches Ltd.

The tribunal found that Mr Westwell was a person with a disability during the period 5 July 2023 to 1 October 2023. It struck out the responses of both respondents pursuant to rule 37(c) and (d) and/or rule 47. Default judgment under rule 21 was entered against WC1LDN Ltd in respect of the Employment Rights Act 1996 claims and against both respondents in relation to the Equality Act 2010 claims.

The Employment Rights Act 1996 claims against Altonian Coaches Ltd were dismissed. The judgment did not fix any monetary award, because the sums for compensation for losses and injury to feelings were to be determined at a later remedy hearing.

Claims and outcomes

3 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
Other	The Employment Rights Act 1996 claims against WC1LDN Ltd were entered as a default judgment under Rule 21. The judgment does not disaggregate the Employment Rights Act claims into individual subtypes.	Upheld	—	—
Other	The Employment Rights Act 1996 claims against Altonian Coaches Ltd were dismissed. The judgment does not specify the underlying subtypes of those claims.	Dismissed	—	—
Disability discrimination	The claimant was found to have been a person with a disability during the period 5 July 2023 to 1 October 2023. Default judgment under Rule 21 was entered against both respondents in relation to the Equality Act 2010 claims, and compensation for losses and injury to feelings was left to a remedy hearing.	Upheld	Disability	—

Legal tests applied

3 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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