Case 3306574/2020 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs Tolseeamah Veeramundar v National Westminster Bank plc — 2021
- Case reference
- 3306574/2020
- Decision date
- 25 February 2021
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Quill Date
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs Tolseeamah Veeramundar
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant submitted a further claim form and attachment in December 2021. The tribunal considered whether the attachment, which requested that the tribunal reopen her previous claim, should be treated as an application to reconsider the dismissal judgment in case 3306574/2020. The earlier judgment had dismissed the proceedings following withdrawal of the claim by the claimant.
The tribunal found that any reconsideration application was around nine months out of time, had not been copied to the respondent as required by Rule 71, and gave no reason why a reconsideration request could not have been made within the time limit. It was not in the interests of justice to extend time, so the dismissal judgment was not varied or revoked.
For completeness, the tribunal also considered the merits and found that the application would have had no reasonable prospect of success. The claimant accepted that the claim had been withdrawn after discussions with her solicitor, and the tribunal found no basis to conclude that the dismissal judgment had been based on an incorrect finding of fact or that there was a good enough reason to revoke it.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | The judgment concerned whether December 2021 documents should be treated as an application for reconsideration of the dismissal judgment sent on 25 February 2021. The tribunal held any such application was out of time and, in any event, would have been refused under Rule 72(1). The underlying claim type is unclear from this judgment; the judge recorded that the paper file had been destroyed and could not directly confirm whether the earlier claim included unfair dismissal. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
7 references- Rules 70-72 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure
- Rule 71
- Rule 72(1)
- Rule 5
- Rule 2
- Outasight VB Ltd v Brown 2015 ICR D11
- Rules 51 and 52
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