Case 2201446/2020 · Employment Tribunal

Ms C Hilton-Tomlinson v No Ordinary Designer Label Ltd (in Administration) — 2020

Case reference: 2201446/2020
Decision date: 3 November 2020
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Norris
Venue: Central London

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms C Hilton-Tomlinson

Respondent

No Ordinary Designer Label Ltd (in Administration)

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This was a short preliminary judgment on limitation. The Tribunal found that the Claimant's claim had been presented out of time. It held that it was reasonably practicable to bring the unlawful deduction from wages complaint in time and refused to extend time for that complaint, so that part of the claim was struck out.

In relation to race discrimination, the Tribunal extended time only for the issue of whether the dismissal was an act of race discrimination. It did not make any substantive finding on that complaint, and it expressly said there was no finding at this stage on other complaints about the conduct alleged, whether those complaints were in time individually or as part of a continuing act, or whether time should be extended for them if needed. Those matters were left for the full hearing.

The judgment was given orally at the hearing and the record states that written reasons would not be provided unless requested within 14 days. The Employment Judge sat alone by CVP, so there were no lay panel members.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	The Tribunal held it was reasonably practicable to bring the unlawful deduction from wages complaint in time and did not extend time for that complaint, so it was struck out.	Struck out	—	—
Race discrimination	Time for presenting the claim, so far as it related to whether the dismissal was an act of race discrimination, was extended under the Tribunal's just and equitable discretion. The merits of that race discrimination complaint were left for the full hearing.	Other	Race	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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