Claimant v Oxford City Council
Outcome
Individual claims
Claims dismissed under rule 47 for non-attendance at case management hearing. Claimant failed to attend, failed to comply with tribunal order to produce schedule of loss by 12 December 2024, and had not engaged with litigation since July 2024. Tribunal inferred claimant no longer wished to pursue claims.
Facts
The claimant brought employment claims against Oxford City Council. A case management hearing was scheduled for 10 March 2025 to clarify claims and make directions for a final hearing listed for November 2025. The claimant failed to attend the hearing, did not respond to tribunal attempts to contact her by telephone, and had not actively engaged with the litigation since July 2024. She had failed to comply with a tribunal order to produce a schedule of loss by 12 December 2024 and had not responded to respondent's emails in December 2024 or February 2025.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed all claims under rule 47 due to the claimant's non-attendance at the case management hearing. The tribunal made practicable enquiries to contact the claimant but received no response. Given the claimant's sustained failure to engage with proceedings, the tribunal inferred she no longer wished to pursue her claims and considered dismissal proportionate and consistent with the overriding objective.
Practical note
Tribunals will dismiss claims under rule 47 where a claimant fails to attend hearings and demonstrates a pattern of non-engagement with proceedings, even when a final hearing is already scheduled.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 3303721/2024
- Decision date
- 10 March 2025
- Hearing type
- dismissal on withdrawal
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- public sector
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No