Claimant v Juanita Promotions Ltd T/A PopBar
Outcome
Individual claims
At a preliminary hearing held on 8 and 9 October 2025, the tribunal made findings that the Claimant's complaint of Disability Discrimination pursuant to section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 was not well-founded. The tribunal dismissed the claim, though the specific reasoning was given orally and not included in the written judgment.
Facts
Mr Daniel Smith brought a disability discrimination claim against his former employer, Juanita Promotions Ltd trading as PopBar, a hospitality business. The case proceeded to a preliminary hearing conducted remotely via CVP over two days in October 2025. The claimant represented himself while the respondent was represented by a litigation consultant.
Decision
At the preliminary hearing, Employment Judge Holt found that the Claimant's complaint of disability discrimination under section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 was not well-founded and dismissed the claim. The detailed reasons for the decision were given orally at the hearing and were not included in the written judgment.
Practical note
This preliminary hearing resulted in dismissal of a disability discrimination claim, with the tribunal determining at an early stage that the complaint was not well-founded under the Equality Act 2010.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6020086/2024
- Decision date
- 10 October 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 2
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- hospitality
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No