Mr L Knapp v A W Champion — 2024

Case reference: 3301613/2024
Decision date: 4 July 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Shastri-Hurst

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr L Knapp

Respondent

A W Champion

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

By a letter dated 18 June 2024, the Tribunal gave Mr L Knapp an opportunity to make representations or request a hearing on why the complaint of disability discrimination and 'body shaming, bullying and promotion restriction' should not be struck out. The stated grounds were that the complaint had no reasonable prospect of success and/or that the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear it.

Mr Knapp responded on 4 July 2024 accepting the Tribunal's analysis and saying he was content for those claims to be struck out. The judgment therefore records that the disability discrimination complaint was struck out.

The judgment also states that the claimant's remaining claim for arrears of pay remained live. No remedy was awarded in this judgment.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Disability discrimination	The judgment refers to the complaint of disability discrimination and 'body shaming, bullying and promotion restriction' together and orders that complaint to be struck out.	Struck out	Disability	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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