Claimant v London Borough of Barnet
Outcome
Individual claims
Claimant was ordered to pay a deposit of £360 following a preliminary hearing but failed to pay. Claim struck out under rule 40(4) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-payment of deposit.
Claimant was ordered to pay a deposit of £360 following a preliminary hearing but failed to pay. Claim struck out under rule 40(4) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-payment of deposit.
Claimant was ordered to pay a deposit of £360 following a preliminary hearing but failed to pay. Claim struck out under rule 40(4) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-payment of deposit.
Claimant was ordered to pay a deposit of £360 following a preliminary hearing but failed to pay. Claim struck out under rule 40(4) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-payment of deposit.
Claimant was ordered to pay a deposit of £360 following a preliminary hearing but failed to pay. Claim struck out under rule 40(4) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-payment of deposit.
Facts
The claimant brought multiple claims against London Borough of Barnet including automatic unfair dismissal for whistleblowing, detriments for protected disclosures, sex discrimination, harassment and victimisation. Following a three-day preliminary hearing in February 2025, the tribunal ordered the claimant to pay deposits of £360 for each of the five claims. The claimant failed to pay any of the deposits by the deadline.
Decision
The tribunal struck out all five claims under rule 40(4) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 due to the claimant's failure to pay the ordered deposits totalling £1,800. The strike-out was procedural rather than on the merits of the claims.
Practical note
Failure to comply with a deposit order results in automatic strike-out under rule 40(4), regardless of the potential merits of the underlying claims.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 3300062/2024
- Decision date
- 28 May 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- 3
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Name
- London Borough of Barnet
- Sector
- local government
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No