Claimant v Nightingale Hammerson Trustee Company Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
Case number 3315422/2022 was struck out as it was almost identical to case number 2304791/2022 and was found to be scandalous or vexatious and an abuse of the Tribunal's process.
Facts
The claimant Ms Margaret Serwah brought two claims against Nightingale Hammerson Trustee Company Ltd. The second claim (case number 3315422/2022) was found to be almost identical to the first claim (case number 2304791/2022). The tribunal held a preliminary hearing on 10 September 2025 by video to determine whether the duplicate claim should proceed.
Decision
The tribunal struck out case number 3315422/2022 on the basis that it was scandalous or vexatious and an abuse of the tribunal's process, being almost identical to case number 2304791/2022. Case number 2304791/2022 will proceed to a full hearing on 15 December 2025.
Practical note
Filing a duplicate claim that is almost identical to an existing claim may be struck out as vexatious and an abuse of process.
Case details
- Case number
- 2304791/2022
- Decision date
- 10 September 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- charity
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep