Claimant v University of Hertfordshire
Outcome
Individual claims
Claims 2.1.1 to 2.1.5 for direct race discrimination were struck out as they were out of time and the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear them.
All remaining claims of direct race discrimination (those not struck out for being out of time) were dismissed on the merits following a 9-day full hearing.
Claims 3.2 to 3.6 for harassment related to race were struck out as they were out of time and the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear them.
All remaining claims of harassment related to race (those not struck out for being out of time) were dismissed on the merits following a 9-day full hearing.
Facts
Mrs Maher brought multiple claims of direct race discrimination and harassment against the University of Hertfordshire. The case proceeded to a 9-day full merits hearing before a full panel. Some of the claims (numbered 2.1.1 to 2.1.5 for direct discrimination and 3.2 to 3.6 for harassment) were found to be out of time.
Decision
The Tribunal struck out claims 2.1.1 to 2.1.5 for direct race discrimination and claims 3.2 to 3.6 for harassment as being out of time, holding it had no jurisdiction to hear them. All remaining claims of direct race discrimination and harassment were dismissed on their merits.
Practical note
Time limits remain strictly enforced in discrimination claims, and even after a lengthy 9-day hearing, all claims by a claimant represented by a friend failed both on jurisdictional and substantive grounds.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 3302764/2023
- Decision date
- 31 July 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 9
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- education
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep