James Edmondson v The Nest Group Ltd — 2021

The tribunal refused the respondent’s late application for postponement. It noted that the claimant did not consent, that the claimant had provided a schedule of loss and supporting documents on 1 May 2021, that the respondent had known of the hearing for five weeks, and that the respondent had taken no steps to contact the claimant to resolve the issue since 1 May 2021. Applying Rule 30A(2), the tribunal was satisfied under Rule 30A(2)(a)(i) that it was not practicable and appropriate to postpone the hearing for the purposes of giving the parties an opportunity to resolve the dispute by agreement.

The judgment records that the claim succeeds. The tribunal did not determine the amount of any award in this decision. Instead, it directed that remedy would be determined at a Remedy Hearing listed for 2 December 2021 at 12 noon, with liberty to the parties to notify the tribunal within 7 days if that date was unsuitable and to apply for a new date supported by evidence.

The claimant was ordered to serve his statement of loss and supporting documents on the respondent and the tribunal in an electronic PDF bundle no later than 7 days before the remedy hearing.