Case 6018901/2024 · Employment Tribunal
A Patel v Darwen Stores Limited (in compulsory liquidation) — 2025
- Case reference
- 6018901/2024
- Decision date
- 16 July 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Batten
Parties
2 namedClaimant
A Patel
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal recorded that Darwen Stores Limited was in compulsory liquidation and that permission of the court had not been obtained for the proceedings to continue, as required by the Insolvency Act 1986. That point alone prevented the claim from proceeding in its present form.
The tribunal also noted that on 16 July 2025 the claimant was given 14 days to provide written reasons why the claim should not be struck out for not having been actively pursued. The claimant did not provide an acceptable reason.
For those reasons, Employment Judge Batten ordered that the claim be struck out. The judgment does not record any determination of the underlying substantive complaints or any monetary remedy.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | The judgment does not determine any substantive employment claim. It records that the entire claim was struck out because the respondent was in compulsory liquidation and permission of the court had not been obtained under the Insolvency Act 1986; the claimant also failed to give an acceptable reason after being given an opportunity on 16 July 2025 to explain why the claim should not be struck out for non-prosecution. | Struck out | — | — |
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