Case 6006807/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Miss Lauren Campbell v The Mayor & Burgesses of the London Borough of Merton — 2025
- Case reference
- 6006807/2024
- Decision date
- 17 November 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Liz Ord
- Venue
- Croydon
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss Lauren Campbell
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant was dismissed with an effective date of termination of 12 March 2024. ACAS early conciliation ran from 25 April 2024 to 6 June 2024, and the tribunal found that the limitation period expired on 23 July 2024. The claim was presented on 25 July 2024, two days late.
The claimant said she understood the time limit as running from the outcome of her internal appeal and referred to communications with ACAS, but the tribunal found her evidence too vague and unclear to show that ACAS had misled her. She also referred to health conditions and other pressures, but the tribunal found she had not explained how or when those matters prevented her from presenting the claim on time.
The tribunal was not persuaded that it was not reasonably practicable to present the unfair dismissal claim on time, and was not persuaded that it would be just and equitable to extend time for the disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments complaints. It therefore held that it had no jurisdiction to hear the claims and dismissed them.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal dismissed the complaint because it was presented out of time and it was reasonably practicable for it to have been presented within the time limit, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear it. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Disability discrimination | The tribunal dismissed the disability discrimination complaint because it was presented out of time and it was not just and equitable to extend time, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear it. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Disability discrimination | The tribunal treated the failure to make reasonable adjustments complaint as out of time and dismissed it because it was not just and equitable to extend time. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
Legal tests applied
6 references- Section 111 Employment Rights Act 1996
- Section 123 Equality Act 2010
- Section 207B Employment Rights Act 1996
- Palmer and anor v Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 1984 ICR 372, CA
- Robertson v Bexley Community Centre t/a Leisure Link 2003 IRLR 434, CA
- Apelogun-Gabriels v Lambeth BC [2002] ICR 713
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