Mr M Cooper v NIFES Property Limited t/a NIFES Consulting Group — 2018

Mr Cooper appeared in person and the Respondent was represented by Mr R Hughes. Employment Judge Blackwell sat alone at Nottingham on 23 November 2018. The tribunal held that it had jurisdiction to hear all of the Claimant's claims because the early conciliation certificate R124398/18/92, issued in the trading name NIFES Consultancy Group, was sufficient. The reasons note that NIFES Consultancy Group was the trading name of NIFES Property Limited, and the tribunal relied on Mist v Derby Community NHS Trust [2016] ICR 543 for the proposition that naming the trading name in the early conciliation certificate was enough. The tribunal also noted that this meant the claims were served in time, as had been agreed in an earlier case management summary.

The only substantive disposals recorded were withdrawals. The Claimant's claim for failure to pay notice pay was dismissed on withdrawal by the Claimant, and the Respondent's contract claim was dismissed on withdrawal by the Respondent. No merits findings or compensation award were made.