Ms R Nicholson v Falkirk Council — 2020

Case reference: 4104841/2016
Decision date: 10 March 2020
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judge: Employment Judge Frances Eccles
Venue: Glasgow

Indexed: 19 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms R Nicholson

Respondent

Falkirk Council

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal struck out the claim under rule 37 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 on the ground that it had not been actively pursued, referring specifically to rule 37(1)(d).

The claimant had been given until 26 February 2020 to provide written reasons, or to request a hearing, to explain why the claim should not be struck out. The Tribunal found that the claimant had not provided an acceptable reason why judgment should not be made and had not requested a hearing.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Equal pay	The judgment identifies the claim only as being struck out under rule 37 because it had not been actively pursued; no substantive equal pay issue was adjudicated in the extracted judgment text.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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