Mr M Hala v Caffe Concerto Limited — 2021

Case reference: 2203602/2021
Decision date: 3 August 2021
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Heath Representation

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr M Hala

Respondent

Caffe Concerto Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The matter was listed for a full merits hearing on 31 August 2021 at London Central, heard remotely by CVP. The claimant did not attend. The tribunal clerk tried to contact him three times by telephone, each call going to voicemail, and also emailed him to remind him of the hearing. By 2.13 pm the claimant had still not responded or joined the hearing.

Employment Judge Heath then heard from the respondent and its representative, who did not know why the claimant was absent and favoured dismissal. The judge recorded that the claimant had not contacted the tribunal about his non-attendance and, having regard to the overriding objective, considered it appropriate to dismiss the claim under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rule of Procedure) Regulations 2013. The judgment does not determine the substantive merits and records no monetary award.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Other	The judgment does not specify the underlying claim heads; the entire claim was dismissed under Rule 47 because the claimant did not attend the hearing.	Dismissed	—	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

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