Claimant v Disclosure and Barring Service
Outcome
Individual claims
This was a preliminary hearing on the respondent's application to strike out the claim. The tribunal refused the strike-out application and the claim will proceed to a full hearing.
The respondent applied for a deposit order in relation to this claim. The tribunal refused the deposit order application and the claim will proceed to a full hearing.
Facts
This was a preliminary hearing to consider the respondent's application to strike out the claimant's automatic unfair dismissal claim relating to taking family leave, and an alternative application for deposit orders in relation to both the automatic unfair dismissal and ordinary unfair dismissal claims. The claimant, Miss C Cook, represented herself while the Disclosure and Barring Service was represented by counsel.
Decision
Employment Judge Dunlop refused both the respondent's strike-out application and the alternative deposit order applications. The claims will proceed to a full merits hearing.
Practical note
A public body's attempt to strike out or impose deposit orders on an unrepresented claimant's automatic unfair dismissal claim related to family leave was unsuccessful at preliminary hearing stage.
Case details
- Case number
- 2401341/2024
- Decision date
- 15 September 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- public sector
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No