Mr I Ahmed v Next plc — 2019

Case reference: 1805186/2019
Decision date: 15 November 2019
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Robertson

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr I Ahmed

Respondent

Next plc

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This judgment is a short withdrawal decision. The claimant, Mr I Ahmed, had brought a complaint of unlawful race discrimination against Next PLC. The tribunal recorded that the claimant withdrew that complaint and dismissed it following withdrawal under rule 52.

The same document states that the claimant’s unfair dismissal complaint was to proceed to a hearing. No findings on the merits of the unfair dismissal claim, or on any remedy, were made in this judgment.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Race discrimination	The judgment records that the claimant withdrew the race discrimination complaint and that it was dismissed following withdrawal under rule 52.	Withdrawn	Race	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

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