Claimant v First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The claim was dismissed under Rule 47 for non-attendance and failure to actively pursue. The claimant failed to attend the hearing, did not comply with tribunal orders for disclosure, schedule of loss, or witness statements, and his solicitors withdrew after he failed to engage with the process.
Facts
The claimant brought claims against a bus company and an individual respondent. His solicitors withdrew on 4 August 2025, the day before witness statements were due. The claimant failed to comply with tribunal orders for disclosure (due 27 May 2025), schedule of loss (due 10 June 2025), and witness statements (due 5 August 2025). He did not attend the strike-out hearing on 13 November 2025 despite receiving proper notice and signing for the hearing bundle on 29 October 2025.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed the claims under Rule 47 for non-attendance, finding no good reason for the claimant's failure to attend. The judge noted the claimant was no longer actively pursuing his claim and had wasted the tribunal's and respondents' time and resources by failing to withdraw despite clear disengagement from the process.
Practical note
Claimants who fail to comply with tribunal orders and do not attend hearings risk having their claims dismissed under Rule 47, even where they were initially represented by solicitors.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 3305674/2024
- Decision date
- 13 November 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- transport
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No