Claimant v Motor Repair Network Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The unfair dismissal complaint was withdrawn by the claimant at the preliminary hearing and the claim was dismissed following withdrawal.
Facts
This was a preliminary hearing before Employment Judge S. Matthews at Watford on 25 April 2025. The claimant Mr R Randhawa brought claims against his former employer Motor Repair Network Limited. The respondent applied to strike out the remaining claims on the basis that they were presented outside the applicable time limit.
Decision
The Tribunal dismissed the unfair dismissal complaint following its withdrawal by the claimant. The Tribunal refused the respondent's application to strike out the remainder of the claim and deferred determination of whether the claim was presented within the applicable time limit to the final hearing.
Practical note
A tribunal may defer determination of jurisdictional time limit issues to a final hearing rather than determining them at a preliminary hearing, particularly where disputed facts may be relevant to the time limit question.
Case details
- Case number
- 3302876/2024
- Decision date
- 28 May 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No