Claimant v University of Bristol
Outcome
Facts
The Respondent university applied to strike out certain issues (numbered 17.1, 18.1 and 41.1.1) from a list of issues that had been set out at a preliminary hearing on 18 July 2025. The application was made under Rule 38(1)(a) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. The hearing was conducted in private by video (CVP) on 23 October 2025.
Decision
Employment Judge Woodhead dismissed the Respondent's strike-out application. The judge gave oral reasons at the hearing explaining the decision, meaning the claims referenced in issues 17.1, 18.1 and 41.1.1 will proceed to a full hearing.
Practical note
A respondent's application to strike out specific issues at a preliminary hearing was unsuccessful, demonstrating the high threshold for strike-out applications under Rule 38.
Case details
- Case number
- 6001048/2024
- Decision date
- 24 October 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- education
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister