Mr K Sooriyakumar v Mr O Ilo T/A WTA Removals — 2022

Mr K Sooriyakumar presented a claim against Mr O Ilo T/A WTA Removals on 13 December 2021. The tribunal recorded that he had worked for the respondent for 2.5 days on what had been described as a trial and that the arrangement was terminated. The claimant's total claim was stated to be £6,133, and the tribunal noted that he sought extensive damages including rent, which the tribunal said were matters for which the respondent could not be liable.

The tribunal found that the claimant had taken no action to pursue the case since December 2021 and had not submitted further evidence to substantiate the claim. The respondent filed a response on 28 January 2022 and applied for the case to be struck out.

At the hearing on 1 June 2022, the respondent attended by video link but the claimant did not attend. The court clerk attempted to contact the claimant by telephone several times without success. The respondent renewed the strike out application.

Having regard to the Procedure Rules, and in light of the failure to actively pursue the case and the claimant's non-attendance at the listed hearing, Tribunal Judge Cohen found it fair and just in all the circumstances to strike out the claim. The judgment therefore records that the claim was struck out and no remedy was awarded.