Case 2201602/2021 · Employment Tribunal
Claimant v Imperial College of Science and Technology and Others — 2021
- Case reference
- 2201602/2021
- Decision date
- 3 December 2021
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Joffe Appearances
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Claimant
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThis was a Record of a Preliminary Hearing heard in public by CVP on 18, 19, 20 and 21 October 2022 before Employment Judge Joffe in case numbers 2201602/2021, 2200345/2022 and 2201863/2022. The hearing dealt with case management, strike-out and amendment applications rather than the merits of the underlying claims. The respondents' responses were not struck out, and the claimant's application to amend her first claim was refused.
The Tribunal struck out the claimant's claims in case numbers 2200345/2022 and 2201863/2022 save for the issues set out in the list of issues below. It also removed Ms A Kehoe, Ms N Hirjee, Ms A Gourlay, Professor M Burgman, Mr T Lawrence, Mr T Ovenden, Farrer & Co LLP and Ms A Kendle from the proceedings. The respondents' application to substitute detailed grounds of resistance in claims 1 to 3 was allowed.
The claimant's application for deposit orders, and her request that action be taken under rule 6 of the Rules, were refused. She later withdrew her applications for specific disclosure and further information after discussion about general disclosure and the purpose of further information. The Tribunal excluded three categories of evidence, including the claimant's 2005 grievance, unconnected historic allegations of bullying and aggression, and allegations concerning others covered in a report by Jane McNeill KC. It directed the claimant to provide further information by 11 November 2022 on alleged omissions from minutes, alleged inconsistencies not cross-referenced, alleged imbalance in grievance reports, alleged omissions in Professor Mestel's handling of the appeal, alleged delays, and the protected disclosures relied on. A further open preliminary hearing was listed for 6 and 7 February 2023.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Case No. 2200345/2022 was struck out save for the issues preserved in the list of issues below; this preliminary hearing did not determine the merits. | Struck out | — | — |
| Other | Case No. 2201863/2022 was struck out save for the issues preserved in the list of issues below; this preliminary hearing did not determine the merits. | Struck out | — | — |
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