Claimant v Vuzix Corporation
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant applied for interim relief, which requires the tribunal to be satisfied that it is likely the claimant will succeed at the full hearing in establishing automatic unfair dismissal. The tribunal dismissed the application, meaning the threshold test was not met.
Facts
Mr Goddard applied for interim relief following his dismissal by Vuzix Corporation and Vuzix Europe GmbH. Interim relief applications are urgent applications where the claimant must demonstrate it is likely they will succeed in establishing automatic unfair dismissal, typically in whistleblowing or trade union cases. The hearing took place at Southampton on 5 November 2025.
Decision
Employment Judge Dawson dismissed the application for interim relief. This means the tribunal was not satisfied that Mr Goddard had demonstrated a likelihood of success at a full hearing in establishing automatic unfair dismissal. The reasons were given orally at the hearing.
Practical note
An interim relief application requires meeting a high threshold of demonstrating likely success on automatic unfair dismissal grounds, which was not satisfied in this case.
Case details
- Case number
- 1402517/2025
- Decision date
- 5 November 2025
- Hearing type
- interim relief
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- technology
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No