Claimant v HM Revenue & Customs
Outcome
Facts
This is a reconsideration application by the claimant following remedy and costs judgments. The claimant sought reconsideration of the injury to feelings award, the refusal to award aggravated damages, sick pay and other pecuniary losses, and the costs decision. The liability judgment had been sent to parties on 24 May 2024, the remedy hearing took place on 6-7 March 2025, and written reasons were sent on 15 May 2025.
Decision
Employment Judge Leith refused the reconsideration application on the papers under Rule 70, finding no reasonable prospect of varying or revoking the remedy or costs judgments. The judge concluded that the application was in substance an attempt to re-litigate matters already decided, with no new evidence or circumstances that would justify reconsideration in the interests of justice.
Practical note
Reconsideration applications seeking higher awards based on existing findings, or attempting to introduce evidence available at the original hearing, will be refused at the initial sift stage as having no reasonable prospect of success.
Legal authorities cited
Case details
- Case number
- 2301115/2021
- Decision date
- 7 March 2025
- Hearing type
- reconsideration
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- central government
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- in house
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No