Mr J Keenor (partner) For the v Ms E Bright, litigation consultant — 2026

Miss M Baulch brought a claim for constructive unfair dismissal following her resignation from Milton Keynes Veterinary Group on 19 December 2024. This judgment determined only the Respondent's application under rule 38(1)(a) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 to strike out the claim on the basis of alleged scandalous or vexatious conduct; it did not determine the substantive claim.

The Tribunal found no evidence that Miss Baulch was responsible for anonymous offensive cards or stickers placed on a car. Regarding her lunch with three employees, it found no evidence that she had obtained or attempted to obtain information through threats, force or coercion, or that the primary purpose of the lunch was to manipulate the employees or pump them for information. The evidence from those present did not corroborate the suggestion that she had taken notes.

The Tribunal held that witness statements were subject to an implied obligation limiting their use to the litigation rather than being confidential as the Respondent had submitted. Any showing of statements appeared connected with investigating the evidence or obtaining rebuttal evidence, with no collateral purpose alleged. Even if Miss Baulch had crossed that line by seeking support, the Tribunal found that her conduct as a litigant in person would not have amounted, or come close, to scandalous or vexatious conduct. The strike-out application was therefore dismissed, and no remedy was awarded or determined.