Claimant v Petrie Tucker & Partners Ltd t/a My Dentist
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal determined that the claimant was not disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, which was a threshold issue. Without establishing disability status, the direct discrimination claim could not succeed.
The tribunal found that the claimant was not disabled within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. As disability status is a prerequisite for a reasonable adjustments claim, the claim was dismissed.
The claimant was found not to be disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. Without establishing the protected characteristic of disability, the harassment claim related to disability could not proceed and was dismissed.
Facts
Miss Beddis brought claims of direct disability discrimination, failure to make reasonable adjustments, and harassment related to disability against her former employer, a dental practice trading as My Dentist. The case proceeded to a preliminary hearing to determine whether the claimant met the legal definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010.
Decision
Employment Judge G Duncan determined that the claimant was not disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. As disability status is a threshold requirement for all disability discrimination claims, all three claims (direct discrimination, reasonable adjustments, and harassment) were dismissed.
Practical note
Disability status under the Equality Act 2010 is a threshold issue that must be established before substantive discrimination claims can proceed; failure to establish this defeats all related claims at a preliminary stage.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6023275/2024
- Decision date
- 8 October 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- healthcare
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No