Claimant v Cardiff County Council
Outcome
Individual claims
The claim was struck out under Rule 38 because it disclosed no details of the complaint. The tribunal wrote to the claimant on 06 November 2025 warning of the potential strike out and giving an opportunity to respond, but the claimant did not reply.
Facts
The claimant D Walcott brought a claim of gender reassignment discrimination against Cardiff County Council. The claim provided no details of the complaint. The tribunal wrote to the claimant on 06 November 2025 warning of a potential strike out under Rule 38 and giving an opportunity to respond or request a hearing. The claimant did not reply. The judgment notes that the rest of the claim is not affected.
Decision
The tribunal struck out the gender reassignment discrimination complaint under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 because it disclosed no details of the complaint and the claimant failed to respond to the tribunal's warning letter. The remainder of the claim continues.
Practical note
Claimants must provide sufficient particulars of their discrimination complaints and must respond to tribunal warnings about potential strike outs or risk having claims struck out for lack of detail.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6028738/2025
- Decision date
- 5 December 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- public sector
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No