Claimant v Cheshire Local Business Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant's application for interim relief was dismissed by the tribunal. Interim relief applications require the tribunal to determine whether it is likely that the claimant will succeed at a full hearing in establishing that the dismissal was for an automatically unfair reason. The tribunal was not satisfied on this preliminary assessment.
Facts
This was an interim relief hearing relating to a claim by Marissa Davidson against Cheshire Local Business Limited. The claimant applied for interim relief, which is available in cases involving automatically unfair dismissal, typically involving whistleblowing, health and safety, trade union activities, or other specified reasons. The hearing took place in Manchester on 27 August 2025 before Employment Judge Feeney.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed the claimant's application for interim relief. The tribunal was not satisfied that it was likely the claimant would succeed at a full hearing in establishing that the dismissal was for an automatically unfair reason, which is the threshold test for granting interim relief.
Practical note
Interim relief applications require a high evidential threshold at the preliminary stage, and tribunals will only grant such relief where they consider it likely that the claimant will succeed on the automatically unfair dismissal claim at a full hearing.
Case details
- Case number
- 2402103/2025
- Decision date
- 16 September 2025
- Hearing type
- interim
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- union