Case 2200014/2019 · Employment Tribunal

Mr R Godfrey v NatWest Markets plc — 2020

Case reference: 2200014/2019
Decision date: 4 December 2020
Jurisdiction: England & Wales

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr R Godfrey

Respondent

NatWest Markets plc

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

At the preliminary hearing on 4-5 August 2020, Employment Judge Snelson sitting alone struck out the disability discrimination complaints in boxes (1)-(13) of the claimant’s table of particulars. Those complaints were described as relating to events before 2017 and were struck out under rule 37(1)(e) of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013.

The tribunal granted the claimant’s application to amend the claim form so as to add the complaint in box (18). For the surviving complaints in boxes (14)-(18), the tribunal found that the claimant was disabled at all material times by virtue of an autistic condition, within the meaning of Equality Act 2010 s6 and schedule 1. The written record notes that any time-based jurisdictional defence would be addressed at the final hearing rather than at this preliminary stage.

The order also required further particulars, a schedule of remedies, amended grounds of resistance, disclosure, and witness statements, and listed a final hearing on liability for 26 April 2021. No liability finding was made on the surviving complaints beyond the disability issue, and no remedy was awarded in this decision.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

This case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Disability discrimination	Disability discrimination complaints in table of particulars boxes (1)-(13), described as complaints based on events prior to 2017, were struck out under Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013, r37(1)(e).	Struck out	Disability	—
Disability discrimination	Surviving disability discrimination complaints in boxes (14)-(18), including box (18) added by amendment, were not finally determined on liability at this hearing; the tribunal held that the claimant was, at all material times, disabled by reason of an autistic condition within Equality Act 2010 s6 and schedule 1.	Other	Disability	—

Legal tests applied

3 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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