Miss C Cole v Samantha Ward — 2020

Case reference: 2602627/2019
Decision date: 4 March 2020
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Adkinson

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Miss C Cole

Respondent

Samantha Ward

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal struck out the claimant's complaint of unfair dismissal under rule 37. In a letter dated 9 December 2019, the Tribunal invited the claimant to make representations or request a hearing on the proposed strike out basis that the claim had no reasonable prospect of success because the claimant did not have sufficient qualifying service.

The claimant did not make written representations, did not make sufficient representations, and did not request a hearing. The Tribunal therefore struck out the unfair dismissal complaint.

The judgment records that the claimant's remaining claim or claims remained listed for hearing on 4 March 2020. No monetary remedy was awarded in this judgment.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Struck out under rule 37 after the Tribunal concluded the claim had no reasonable prospect of success because the claimant did not have sufficient qualifying service. The claimant did not make representations in writing or request a hearing after the 9 December 2019 letter.	Struck out	—	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

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