Claimant v HM Revenue & Customs
Outcome
Individual claims
Claim struck out for non-pursuit. Claimant failed to respond to tribunal's letter dated 6 February 2025 requesting representations or a hearing request as to why the claim should not be struck out.
Facts
Mrs Pattinson brought a claim against HMRC. The tribunal wrote to her on 6 February 2025 giving her an opportunity to make representations or request a hearing as to why the claim should not be struck out for non-pursuit. She failed to respond to this notice. A full merits hearing had been scheduled for 24-28 March 2025.
Decision
The tribunal struck out the claim because Mrs Pattinson failed to actively pursue it. She did not respond to the tribunal's notice requiring her to explain why the claim should not be struck out or to request a hearing. The scheduled five-day hearing was cancelled.
Practical note
Claimants must respond to tribunal correspondence and actively pursue their claims, or risk having them struck out under the tribunal's case management powers.
Case details
- Case number
- 2502436/2023
- Decision date
- 18 March 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- public sector
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No