Mr M Hussain v Curry’s Group Limited AT A PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING — 2026

At a public preliminary hearing in Leeds on 5 August 2026, Employment Judge Lancaster struck out Mr M Hussain’s claims for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination concerning a failure to make reasonable adjustments. The tribunal held that the claim was not in a form which could reasonably be responded to and/or had no reasonable prospect of success, and was no longer being actively pursued. The respondent’s name was amended from Currys Limited to Curry’s Group Limited.

The claimant’s then representatives submitted the claim on 9 September 2025 without any particulars. They requested permission to supply further information by 9 October 2025. Although that request received no reply, no particulars were provided by the proposed date or before the representatives came off the record on 20 January 2026. The respondent applied for strike-out, alternatively a deposit order, on 21 January 2026 and copied the application directly to the claimant.

The postponement direction and notice of the rescheduled hearing were mistakenly sent to the former representatives. However, the tribunal was satisfied that the respondent’s solicitors had made the claimant fully aware of the rescheduled proceedings since 17 February 2026. He supplied no particulars, did not communicate with the tribunal or the respondent’s solicitors despite their attempts to agree the hearing issues, and did not attend. No monetary award was recorded.