Mr R Kumar v Gallagher Group Limited — 2022

Case reference: 3323214/2021
Decision date: 6 October 2022
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge S Iqbal Representation

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr R Kumar

Respondent

Gallagher Group Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This was a preliminary hearing before Employment Judge S Iqbal at Watford Tribunal Hearing Centre via CVP on 6 October 2022. The tribunal decided that Mr R Kumar was not an employee for the purposes of section 230 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

Because the claimant was not an employee within section 230(1) ERA 1996, the tribunal struck out the unfair dismissal claim as having no reasonable prospect of success. No monetary remedy was awarded or assessed in the judgment.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Struck out because the claimant was found not to be an employee within the meaning of section 230(1) Employment Rights Act 1996, so the unfair dismissal claim had no reasonable prospect of success.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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