Claimant v HM Revenue & Customs
Outcome
Individual claims
Claim struck out for non-pursuit after the claimant failed to respond to the tribunal's letter dated 6 February 2025 requesting representations or a hearing request as to why the claim should not be struck out.
Facts
The claimant brought employment tribunal proceedings against HM Revenue & Customs. The tribunal wrote to the claimant on 6 February 2025 giving him an opportunity to make representations or request a hearing as to why his claim should not be struck out for non-pursuit. The claimant failed to respond or provide any representations.
Decision
The tribunal struck out the claim on 18 March 2025 due to the claimant's failure to actively pursue it. The scheduled five-day hearing in March 2025 was cancelled.
Practical note
Claimants must respond to tribunal case management orders and actively pursue their claims, or risk having them struck out for non-pursuit.
Case details
- Case number
- 2502435/2023
- Decision date
- 18 March 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- public sector
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No