Mr D Halliday v DFDS Seaways plc — 2023

Case reference: 1801192/2023
Decision date: 4 September 2023
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Bright On

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr D Halliday

Respondent

DFDS Seaways plc

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal recorded that the claimant, Mr D Halliday, failed to respond to the Tribunal’s correspondence dated 24 July 2023 and failed to attend the preliminary hearing on 4 September 2023. Employment Judge Bright sat alone at Leeds by CVP and considered the pleadings and the Tribunal’s file.

The judge held that the claim had no reasonable prospects of success and, separately and in the alternative, had not been actively pursued. The judgment therefore struck out the claim under rule 37. No remedy was awarded or assessed in the judgment.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The judgment does not set out the underlying pleaded claim in detail, but the GOV.UK listing category was unfair dismissal and the case was struck out under rule 37.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

Gov.uk primary record

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