Mr S Brennan v Whitbread Group plc — 2022

Case reference: 3322792/2021
Decision date: 6 September 2022
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Quill Date

Indexed: 19 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr S Brennan

Respondent

Whitbread Group plc

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal struck out the claim. A letter dated 16 August 2022 gave the claimant an opportunity to make representations or request a hearing about why the claim should not be struck out.

The judgment records that the warning followed various emails from the respondent copied to the claimant, including emails dated 16 May 2022, 5 July 2022, 10 August 2022, and 31 August 2022. The claimant seemingly failed to reply to those emails, failed to make written representations, and failed to ask for a hearing. The hearing listed for 4 October 2022 was vacated.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The judgment is a rule 37 strike out judgment. The claim type is taken from the case listing category; the judgment itself refers only to "the claim".	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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