Case 4110329/2021 · Employment Tribunal
Mr O Brown and others (per attached schedule) v The Vapour Lounge Limited (Dissolved) st — 2023
- Case reference
- 4110329/2021
- Decision date
- 8 June 2023
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge M Whitcombe
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr O Brown and others (per attached schedule)
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe Tribunal dealt only with the claims against the 1st named respondent, identified in the judgment header as The Vapour Lounge Limited (Dissolved) and referred to in the reasons and schedule as The Vapour Lounge Lauriston Ltd. On 12 April 2023, the Tribunal wrote to the claimants' representative to say that the 1st named respondent had been dissolved on 28 December 2022 and invited the claimants to confirm by 26 April 2023 how they wished to proceed.
No reply was received from the claimants' representative. The Tribunal recorded that no acceptable reason had been given why judgment should not be made and no hearing had been requested. In those circumstances, the Tribunal struck out the claims against the 1st named respondent under rule 37 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 on the ground that they had no reasonable prospect of success within rule 37(1)(a).
The judgment does not determine any remedy and does not set out the underlying substantive cause or causes of action beyond the strike-out against the dissolved first respondent. It is therefore a procedural disposal only, with no award recorded in the judgment text provided.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | The judgment does not specify the underlying substantive claim type; it only strikes out the claims against the 1st named respondent under rule 37(1)(a) because they had no reasonable prospect of success. | Struck out | — | — |
Legal tests applied
3 references- rule 37 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013
- rule 37(1)(a)
- no reasonable prospect of success
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