Gary House v IDT Systems Ltd — 2026

Case reference: 6003948/2025
Decision date: 13 July 2026
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Arullendran Date

Indexed: 25 July 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Gary House

Respondent

IDT Systems Ltd

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal struck out Gary House's claim against IDT Systems Ltd. It had written to Mr House on 11 January 2026 warning that it was considering strike-out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 because the claim appeared to have no reasonable prospect of success and because he had not complied with the Tribunal's order dated 21 August 2025.

The letter gave Mr House an opportunity to explain why the claim should not be struck out or to request a hearing, but he did not reply. Employment Judge Arullendran was satisfied that the Rule 38 grounds applied and that strike-out accorded with the overriding objective in Rule 3. The judgment did not record any monetary remedy.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Other	The judgment refers only to "the claim" and does not identify its substantive claim type; it is therefore classified as other despite the Layer 1 listing category.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

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