Claimant v Forza Foods Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
Respondent's application to strike out on time limit grounds was dismissed following Luton Borough Council v Haque authority. The claim proceeds to full hearing.
Claim for failure to allow right to be accompanied at disciplinary hearing. Respondent's application to dismiss on time limit grounds was rejected. The claim proceeds to full hearing.
Facts
The claimant brought claims of unfair dismissal and failure to be allowed the right to be accompanied at the disciplinary hearing at which she was dismissed. The respondent applied to strike out both claims on the grounds they were presented out of time.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed the respondent's application to strike out the claims for being out of time. The tribunal applied the authority of Luton Borough Council v Haque [2018] ICR 1388 and allowed the claims to proceed.
Practical note
This preliminary hearing demonstrates that time limit applications can be defeated with appropriate legal authority, and Haque remains an important precedent in time limit disputes.
Legal authorities cited
Case details
- Case number
- 1807257/2024
- Decision date
- 8 January 2026
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- manufacturing
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep