Claimant v Connells Group
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant applied for interim relief under whistleblowing provisions. The tribunal refused the application, meaning the claimant did not establish a likelihood of success at full hearing. The substantive claim remains to be determined.
Facts
Miss Waithe brought whistleblowing claims against Connells Group, a property services company. She applied for interim relief, which requires demonstrating a likelihood of success at full hearing. The application was heard in person before Employment Judge Hart on 1 December 2025, with the claimant representing herself and the respondent represented by counsel.
Decision
The tribunal refused the claimant's application for interim relief. The reasons were given orally at the hearing and no written reasons have been requested or provided. The substantive whistleblowing claims remain to be determined at a future hearing.
Practical note
Interim relief applications in whistleblowing cases require a claimant to demonstrate a likelihood of success at the full hearing - a high threshold that self-represented claimants may struggle to meet against represented respondents.
Case details
- Case number
- 2309396/2025
- Decision date
- 1 December 2025
- Hearing type
- interim relief
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Name
- Connells Group
- Sector
- real estate
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No