Richard Jones v Zhero Limited — 2023

Case reference: 2212276/2023
Decision date: 15 September 2023
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Gidney Appearances
Venue: London Central

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Richard Jones

Respondent

Zhero Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This record is a Rule 21 preliminary hearing, not a merits decision. The claimant’s claim form was sent to the respondent on 27 July 2023, the respondent did not file a response form by 24 August 2023, and no valid Rule 20 application for an extension of time to present a response had been submitted.

The tribunal therefore did not decide liability or remedy at this hearing. Instead, Employment Judge Gidney directed that a further hearing before a judge alone would be listed for 18 to 19 December 2023 to determine the respondent’s liability for the claimant’s claims, the quantum of those claims, and the claimant’s application for costs in respect of the wasted costs of the 15 September 2023 hearing.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Other	No substantive claim was adjudicated in this record. The tribunal dealt only with a Rule 21 preliminary hearing after no response form had been filed and no valid extension application had been made.	Other	—	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

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