Mr. D. Pounder v Fire Brigades Union — 2025

Case reference: 6005836/2024
Decision date: 26 November 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Sudra
Venue: London South

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr. D. Pounder

Respondent

Fire Brigades Union

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Employment Judge Sudra, sitting alone at London South Employment Tribunal via CVP on 13 March 2025, recorded that Mr D. Pounder's claim against the Fire Brigades Union was struck out because it had been submitted out of time. The judgment states that the Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to hear the claim.

No substantive findings on liability were made and no remedy was awarded. The corrected judgment records the strike-out only, with no monetary award or further merits findings.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Race discrimination	The judgment states only that the claimant's claim was struck out because it was submitted out of time and the Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to hear it; the discrimination category is taken from the case listing.	Struck out	Race	—
Sex discrimination	The judgment states only that the claimant's claim was struck out because it was submitted out of time and the Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to hear it; the discrimination category is taken from the case listing.	Struck out	Sex	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

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