Mr B Ansell v The Green Dragon & Kitchen and The Green Dragon Inn — 2023

The case was listed for final hearing on 9 January 2024 before Employment Judge Harfield in Cardiff by video. The claimant did not attend. The judgment records that he had emailed on 5 January 2024 saying his father was in hospital, that he was on the Isle of Wight, and that he would be back in Wales on 12 January, asking for the hearing date to be changed.

Employment Judge Moore directed the claimant to provide travel documents by midday on 8 January 2024, but he did not do so. Employment Judge Sharp then directed that, in the absence of evidence, the hearing would remain listed. The clerk attempted to contact the claimant by telephone and email on the hearing day, but he still did not attend.

The tribunal also noted a history of non-compliance with case management directions, including apparent failures to provide a schedule of loss, disclosure, and a witness statement, and failures to confirm compliance with earlier directions on 8 and 14 December 2023. Having considered the available information about the claimant's absence, the tribunal decided under Rule 47 to dismiss the claims. No merits findings or monetary remedy were recorded.