Claimant v Stagecoach Devon Ltd t/a Stagecoach Southwest
Outcome
Individual claims
Claims dismissed under Rule 47 for non-attendance at preliminary hearing. Claimant failed to attend the scheduled hearing on 4 June 2025, did not respond to tribunal telephone calls during the hearing, and had ceased engaging with the respondent and tribunal process from February 2025 onwards.
Facts
The claimant filed her claim on 30 August 2024. A preliminary hearing for case management was scheduled for 4 June 2025 by telephone. Despite being notified in October 2024 and reminded in January 2025, the claimant ceased engaging with the respondent from February 2025, failed to respond to multiple contact attempts in the days before the hearing, and did not attend or respond to the tribunal's telephone call on the day of the hearing.
Decision
Employment Judge Woodhead dismissed the claims under Rule 47 for non-attendance. The judge concluded it was in the interests of justice to dismiss given the claimant had proper notice of the hearing, had initially engaged but then ceased all communication with the respondent from February 2025, ignored multiple contact attempts, and failed to attend the hearing without explanation.
Practical note
Tribunals will dismiss claims under Rule 47 where a claimant demonstrates a pattern of disengagement and fails to attend a scheduled hearing without explanation, even at the preliminary stage.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6010073/2024
- Decision date
- 4 June 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- transport
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No