Amanda Crowe v Norse Group Ltd — 2024

Amanda Crowe brought claims for unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, and other payments against Norse Group Ltd. The respondent filed a defence denying the complaints. The tribunal recorded that the claimant did not attend the private preliminary hearing on 10 September 2024, had not contacted the tribunal, and had not responded to correspondence about the change of respondent name, the case management agenda, or the direction to provide details of remedy sought.

The tribunal also noted the respondent's account that it had applied for strike out on 11 July 2024 because of breach of directions and failure actively to pursue the claim, although that application was not before the judge at the hearing. Applying Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013, the judge concluded that nothing had been received from the claimant since the claim was brought and that she had been aware of the hearing but chosen not to take part.

The tribunal therefore dismissed the claim in full under Rule 47. It was unnecessary to consider the respondent's Rule 37 strike-out application, and no costs application was made at the hearing. The final hearing was cancelled. The written record of the decision was sent to the parties on 18 November 2024.