Ms A Bullock v Cumberland Council — 2025

Case reference: 2404771/2024
Decision date: 2 December 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Cookson

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms A Bullock

Respondent

Cumberland Council

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal wrote to Ms A Bullock on 5 November 2025 warning that it was considering striking out the claim because, applying Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, it appeared not to have been actively pursued. The claimant was given an opportunity to explain why the claim should not be struck out, or to request a hearing on that question, but did not reply.

The Employment Judge was satisfied that the grounds for strike out under Rule 38 applied and that striking out was consistent with the overriding objective in Rule 3. The stated reason was that the claim had not been actively pursued. The judgment therefore records that the claim was struck out. No monetary award or further remedy was made.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Equal pay	The judgment does not restate the substantive cause of action; the case was listed on GOV.UK under Equal Pay Act, so this claim type is inferred from the listing rather than the reasons section.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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