Mr A Raide v Jaguar Land Rover Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING — 2026

At a preliminary hearing on 23 January 2026 before Employment Judge Camp, sitting at Birmingham, the Tribunal dismissed all of the claimant's complaints against Jaguar Land Rover Limited on the basis of res judicata / issue estoppel, alternatively as an abuse of process under the rule in Henderson v Henderson. The complaints of race discrimination were dismissed solely on the Henderson v Henderson abuse of process basis. A proposed victimisation complaint (paragraph 5.12.2 of the 13 November 2025 record) was held not to form part of the claim and any application to add it would be refused.

Three whistleblowing detriment complaints (paragraphs 5.14.2, 5.14.3 and 5.14.4 of the 13 November 2025 record) were not dismissed outright but were made subject to deposit orders. The Tribunal considered these had little reasonable prospects of success: the complaint at paragraph 5.14.4 (concerning an alleged instruction around Christmas 2024 to cease contact with supportive colleagues, contained in an email of 7 January 2025) was unlikely, given the email's contents and timing, to have been made on the ground of any alleged protected disclosure. The complaints at paragraphs 5.14.2 and 5.14.3 would have no reasonable prospects of success on time-limit grounds if the 5.14.4 complaint failed.

The claimant was ordered to pay a deposit of £50 in relation to each of the three complaints (total £150) by 24 February 2026 as a condition of continuing to advance them. The Judge had regard to the claimant's ability to pay, the claimant having confirmed he could without undue hardship afford slightly more than £150 within 28 days. Case management directions were made for the remaining live complaints in the event the claim was not struck out for non-payment.