Mr A Lewis v London Fire Commissioner UPON APPLICATION made by email dated 15 October 2020 to reconsider the — 2020

This was an application by the Claimant, Mr A Lewis, dated 15 October 2020, seeking reconsideration under rule 71 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 of the Deposit Order sent to the parties on 2 October 2020. Employment Judge Russell dealt with the application without a hearing and refused it.

The tribunal held that reconsideration was not necessary in the interests of justice. It said the grounds of the application expanded upon points that had been made, or could have been made, at the hearing where the Deposit Order was made, and that the Claimant's disagreement with the assessment of the merits of the claims subject to that order was not enough to justify reconsideration.

The judgment also recorded that finality in litigation was an important principle and that reconsideration is not an opportunity for a "second bite of the cherry". The tribunal found that none of the matters raised by the Claimant gave any reasonable prospect of the original decision being varied or revoked, so the application was refused under rules 70 and 72.