Case 1601713/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Mr Abdo Karim Tourkmani v Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board — 2024

Case reference: 1601713/2023
Decision date: 9 July 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge S Jenkins Representation

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr Abdo Karim Tourkmani

Respondent

Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

At a video hearing in Cardiff on 2 and 3 July 2024 before Employment Judge S Jenkins, the tribunal permitted the claimant to amend his ET1 to use a different address and rejected the respondent's strike-out point based on the omission of an address from the original form. That procedural issue did not determine the substantive complaints.

The tribunal held that the claimant's unfair dismissal complaint was out of time because it was not brought within three months beginning with the effective date of termination. It found that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to have been presented within that period, but it was not presented within a further reasonable period, so the unfair dismissal claim was dismissed.

The tribunal also held that the direct race discrimination complaint was out of time because it was not brought within three months beginning with the date of the latest act relied on. It decided that it was not just and equitable to extend time. The judgment added that, to the extent the claimant was permitted to pursue a victimisation complaint by amendment, that complaint would also have been dismissed.

Claims and outcomes

3 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The tribunal found the complaint was presented outside the three-month period from the effective date of termination. It accepted that it was not reasonably practicable to present the claim in time, but the claim was not brought within a further reasonable period.	Dismissed	—	—
Race discrimination	The tribunal found the direct race discrimination complaint was presented outside the three-month period from the date of the latest act relied on. It held that it was not just and equitable to extend time.	Dismissed	Race	—
Victimisation	The tribunal said that, to the extent the claimant was permitted to amend to add victimisation, that complaint would also have been dismissed on limitation grounds and because it was not just and equitable to extend time.	Dismissed	—	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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