Claimant v Hoople Limited
Outcome
Facts
This was a preliminary hearing concerning an application by the unrepresented claimant to strike out the respondent's response and to amend her claim. The hearing was conducted remotely by CVP. The respondent was represented by counsel Ms S Tharoo.
Decision
Employment Judge Codd dismissed both of the claimant's applications. The application to strike out the response was not well founded and was dismissed. The application to amend the claim was also not well founded and was dismissed. Reasons were given orally at the hearing.
Practical note
Applications for strike out of a response and for amendment of claims must meet the legal threshold and be well founded, and procedural applications by unrepresented claimants may face particular difficulties when opposed by represented respondents.
Case details
- Case number
- 1305439/2024
- Decision date
- 7 March 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Name
- Hoople Limited
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No