Claimant v Martin-Brower UK Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant applied for interim relief but the tribunal found the application not well-founded. Interim relief applications typically relate to automatically unfair dismissal claims (often whistleblowing or trade union related) and require the tribunal to consider whether the claimant is likely to succeed at full hearing. The tribunal dismissed the application.
Facts
The claimant Mr Wieczorek was employed by Martin-Brower UK Limited, a logistics company. Following dismissal or detriment, he applied for interim relief, which is an urgent application for the tribunal to order reinstatement or continuation of contract pending a full hearing. The application was heard at Watford Employment Tribunal with the claimant representing himself and the respondent represented by counsel.
Decision
Employment Judge Arullendran heard the interim relief application and found it not well-founded, dismissing the application. This means the tribunal was not satisfied that the claimant was likely to succeed at a full hearing on the underlying automatically unfair dismissal claim that formed the basis for the interim relief application.
Practical note
Interim relief applications face a high threshold requiring the tribunal to be satisfied the claimant is likely to succeed at full hearing, and self-represented claimants face significant challenges in meeting this standard when opposed by experienced counsel.
Case details
- Case number
- 3304748/2025
- Decision date
- 8 October 2025
- Hearing type
- interim
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- logistics
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No