Claimant v The Keyholding Company Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
Claim filed but not pursued. Claimant failed to comply with tribunal orders to provide particulars over a five-month period despite two orders and costs warnings.
Claim filed but not pursued. Claimant failed to provide basic information such as dates, who did what, and why treatment related to age, despite tribunal orders.
Claim filed for arrears of pay and other payments but not pursued. Claimant failed to provide simple information about payments claimed despite tribunal orders.
Facts
Claimant filed claims in October 2024 including unfair dismissal, age discrimination and unlawful deduction of wages. Over a five-month period he failed to comply with two tribunal orders dated 26/3/2025 and 13/6/2025 requiring him to provide basic particulars of his claims. He was in Turkey from December 2024, citing his mother's operation and personal difficulties, but provided no medical evidence. The case management preliminary hearing on 11/9/2025 was ineffective due to his non-compliance.
Decision
The tribunal found the claimant in breach of orders under Rule 74(3) and awarded costs of £3,690 against him. While accepting he was unrepresented and had personal difficulties, the tribunal found no satisfactory explanation for five months of non-engagement, particularly as he had been able to contact the tribunal to apply for postponements. The costs were compensatory for the respondent's wasted preparation for the ineffective hearing.
Practical note
Even unrepresented litigants with personal difficulties must comply with straightforward tribunal orders to provide basic particulars of their claims, or face substantial costs awards for wasted preparation when hearings become ineffective.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6014254/2024
- Decision date
- 11 September 2025
- Hearing type
- costs
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- professional services
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No