Claimant v 1st Choice Horse Supplies Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found it had no jurisdiction to consider the claimant's complaints, meaning the claims were brought outside the applicable time limits and could not proceed. The tribunal struck out all complaints for lack of jurisdiction.
Facts
Mr McCabe brought complaints against his former employer, 1st Choice Horse Supplies Limited, a company in the equine supplies retail sector. The case proceeded to a preliminary hearing held remotely via cloud video platform. The claimant represented himself while the respondent was represented by a lay representative, Miss S McKenzie.
Decision
The tribunal found it had no jurisdiction to consider any of the claimant's complaints. This indicates the claims were brought outside the applicable statutory time limits. All complaints were dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Oral reasons were given but written reasons were not provided unless requested within 14 days.
Practical note
Employment tribunal claims must be brought within strict statutory time limits, and jurisdictional issues can result in all claims being dismissed at a preliminary hearing regardless of their merits.
Case details
- Case number
- 8002237/2024
- Decision date
- 24 April 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- retail
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No