Case 3301557/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Ms Sadi Khan v Lucas Film Limited and 2 others — 2024

Case reference: 3301557/2023
Decision date: 22 January 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Gumbiti-Zimuto Appearances
Venue: Reading

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

4 named

Claimant

Ms Sadi Khan

Respondents

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

At the hearing on 18 January 2024 before Employment Judge Gumbiti-Zimuto in Reading, the tribunal amended the name of the second respondent to Blue Stockings (UK) Limited. It then struck out the claimant's claims against Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC and The Walt Disney Company Limited under rule 37(1)(a) because those claims had no reasonable prospect of success on the pleadings before it.

The tribunal found that Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC was a US company with no UK address, had not employed or engaged the claimant, and was outside the tribunal's jurisdiction. It also said the claimant had not articulated a legal basis for liability against LFL Productions Limited or for the third respondent, despite her complaints that employees of the third respondent had taken or failed to take actions relevant to the case.

In its reasons the tribunal said that, for automatically unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal, the proper respondent was the claimant's employer. For claims under s44(1) and s47B(1) ERA 1996, direct discrimination, victimisation and harassment under s39 EqA 2010, and equal pay, the relevant respondent was Blue Stockings (UK) Limited. The judgment disposed only of the claims against the first and third respondents and made no monetary award.

Claims and outcomes

8 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The tribunal said the automatically unfair dismissal claim could only be brought against the employer, which it identified as Blue Stockings (UK) Limited; the claims against Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC and The Walt Disney Company Limited were struck out.	Struck out	—	—
Wrongful dismissal	The tribunal said the wrongful dismissal claim could only be brought against the employer, which it identified as Blue Stockings (UK) Limited; the claims against Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC and The Walt Disney Company Limited were struck out.	Struck out	—	—
Other	The judgment referred to claims under s44(1) ERA 1996 and held that the relevant respondent was Blue Stockings (UK) Limited; the claims against the first and third respondents were struck out.	Struck out	—	—
Whistleblowing	The judgment referred to claims under s47B(1) ERA 1996 and held that the relevant respondent was Blue Stockings (UK) Limited; the claims against the first and third respondents were struck out.	Struck out	—	—
Other	The judgment referred to direct discrimination claims under s39 EqA 2010 but did not specify the protected characteristic in the extracted text; the claims against the first and third respondents were struck out.	Struck out	—	—
Victimisation	The tribunal referred to victimisation claims under s39 EqA 2010 and struck out the claims against the first and third respondents because no basis for liability was articulated.

Legal tests applied

5 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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