Claimant v Morrison Data Services Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
This was a preliminary hearing to determine disability status only. The tribunal found that the claimant was a disabled person by reason of anxiety and/or depression. The substantive claims have not yet been determined.
Facts
The claimant brought disability discrimination claims against Morrison Data Services Limited. The respondent disputed whether the claimant was a disabled person within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. A preliminary hearing was held on 10 October 2025 to determine the disability status question.
Decision
The tribunal found that at all material times, the claimant was a disabled person for the purposes of Equality Act 2010 section 6 by reason of anxiety and/or depression. This was a preliminary determination only and the substantive claims remain to be heard.
Practical note
A preliminary hearing determined disability status, finding that anxiety and/or depression qualified the claimant as disabled under the Equality Act 2010.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 2500244/2024
- Decision date
- 14 October 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- technology
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- in house
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No