Claimant v HATS Group Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
Claim struck out under Rule 38 for non-pursuit. The claimant failed to respond to the tribunal's letter of 06 November 2025 warning of potential strike out and requesting explanation or a hearing.
Facts
Mrs R Brown brought a claim against two respondents, HATS Group Limited and North West Private Ambulance Liaison Services Limited. The tribunal wrote to the claimant on 06 November 2025 warning that the claim might be struck out for non-pursuit under Rule 38 and giving her an opportunity to respond or request a hearing. The claimant did not reply to this correspondence.
Decision
Employment Judge M Butler struck out the claim under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 on the basis that it had not been actively pursued. The judge was satisfied that the strike out was in accordance with the overriding objective given the claimant's failure to respond to the tribunal's warning letter.
Practical note
Claimants must actively respond to tribunal correspondence or risk having their claims struck out for non-pursuit, even without a hearing.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6006135/2024
- Decision date
- 17 November 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- healthcare
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No