Claimant v General Medical Council
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant withdrew the complaint of direct disability discrimination during the preliminary hearing.
The tribunal struck out the disability-related harassment complaint as having no reasonable prospect of success at a preliminary hearing.
The tribunal struck out the indirect disability discrimination complaint as having no reasonable prospect of success at a preliminary hearing.
The tribunal struck out the victimisation complaint as having no reasonable prospect of success at a preliminary hearing.
Facts
Dr A Kumar, a claimant appearing in person, brought disability discrimination claims against the General Medical Council. The case came before the tribunal at a preliminary hearing to determine whether the claims had reasonable prospects of success.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed one claim on withdrawal by the claimant and struck out the remaining three claims as having no reasonable prospect of success. The claimant was unrepresented while the GMC was represented by leading counsel.
Practical note
Preliminary hearings can be used to strike out claims that have no reasonable prospect of success, avoiding the need for a full merits hearing when claims are fundamentally flawed.
Case details
- Case number
- 6010826/2025
- Decision date
- 17 November 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Name
- General Medical Council
- Sector
- regulator
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No