Case 6027647/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Mr B Capell v Swan Systems Furniture Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) — 2026
- Case reference
- 6027647/2025
- Decision date
- 2 July 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Ferguson Representation
- Venue
- Bristol
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr B Capell
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMr B Capell brought claims for unfair dismissal, age discrimination, a redundancy payment, notice pay, holiday pay and arrears of pay. The respondent did not present a valid response on time and was in creditors’ voluntary liquidation. The Tribunal recorded that the redundancy payment, notice pay, holiday pay and arrears of pay claims had been satisfied in full through payments from the Redundancy Payments Service, and that the liquidators had said there were no funds in the liquidation estate.
After the Tribunal sought confirmation of which claims remained pursued, Mr Capell stated on 23 May 2026 that he wished to continue with the unfair dismissal and age discrimination claims so that his personnel records accurately reflected the circumstances. He did not attend the telephone preliminary hearing on 2 July 2026, gave no explanation, and could not be contacted by Tribunal staff by telephone or email.
The Tribunal dismissed the claim pursuant to Rule 47. It made no monetary award and recorded no substantive determination of the merits of the unfair dismissal or age discrimination allegations.
Claims and outcomes
6 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Dismissed pursuant to Rule 47 after the Claimant did not attend the preliminary hearing. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Age discrimination | Dismissed pursuant to Rule 47 after the Claimant did not attend the preliminary hearing. | Dismissed | Age | — |
| Redundancy | The judgment records that this claim had been satisfied in full by payments from the Redundancy Payments Service before the claim was dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Breach of contract | This concerned notice pay. The judgment records that the claim had been satisfied in full by payments from the Redundancy Payments Service before the claim was dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Holiday pay | The judgment records that this claim had been satisfied in full by payments from the Redundancy Payments Service before the claim was dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | This concerned arrears of pay. The judgment records that the claim had been satisfied in full by payments from the Redundancy Payments Service before the claim was dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
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