Case 2303562/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Claimant v M Williams — 2023
- Case reference
- 2303562/2022
- Decision date
- 28 June 2023
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Fowell Date
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Claimant
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningDonna Lynton's claim against Mykel Williams was struck out under Rule 37 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure. The tribunal recorded that she failed to attend the hearing on 18 April 2023 and had not complied with earlier tribunal orders dated 1 November 2022 setting out the steps needed to prepare the case.
On 19 April 2023 the tribunal ordered the claimant to write in explaining both her non-attendance and her failure to comply with the previous directions, with a deadline of 11 May 2023. No reply was received by that date.
The claimant's representative later wrote by email on 31 May 2023 saying there had been confusion about cases and case numbers and that no communication had been received since the claim was lodged. The tribunal rejected that explanation because its records showed the earlier order and the hearing connection details had been sent to the email address used by the representative. The result was a strike out for failure to comply with directions and because the claim had not been actively pursued; no merits findings or monetary award were made.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breach of contract | The judgment struck out the claim as a whole under Rule 37 for failure to comply with directions and because it had not been actively pursued; it did not make separate merits findings on this head of claim. | Struck out | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | The judgment struck out the claim as a whole under Rule 37 for failure to comply with directions and because it had not been actively pursued; it did not make separate merits findings on this head of claim. | Struck out | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The judgment struck out the claim as a whole under Rule 37 for failure to comply with directions and because it had not been actively pursued; it did not make separate merits findings on this head of claim. | Struck out | — | — |
| Working time regulations | The judgment struck out the claim as a whole under Rule 37 for failure to comply with directions and because it had not been actively pursued; it did not make separate merits findings on this head of claim. | Struck out | — | — |
Legal tests applied
1 reference- Rule 37 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure
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