Case 2405849/2022 · Employment Tribunal

Mr J. Townsend v Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond — 2024

Case reference: 2405849/2022
Decision date: 18 December 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Leach
Venue: Manchester

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr J. Townsend

Respondent

Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This was a preliminary hearing before Employment Judge Leach sitting alone in Manchester on 13 December 2024. The respondent applied under Rule 37(1)(a) of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013 for an order striking out the whole claim on the ground that it had no reasonable prospects of success.

The tribunal granted the application and struck out the claim. The extracted record does not set out any substantive findings on the underlying merits of the pleaded issues, nor does it identify any separate heads of claim in the text provided.

The judgment notes that reasons were given orally at the hearing and that written reasons would not be provided unless requested within 14 days of the written record being sent to the parties.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Other	The extracted judgment text does not identify the underlying substantive cause(s) of action; it records only that the respondent applied to strike out the whole claim under Rule 37(1)(a) on the basis that it had no reasonable prospects of success, and that the application was granted.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

Gov.uk primary record

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