Claimant v Richmond Fellowship
Outcome
Individual claims
Claim struck out under rule 47 for non-pursuit. Claimant failed to attend the preliminary hearing, did not respond to tribunal communications on the day, and had previously failed to comply with tribunal orders and respond to the respondent's representative.
Facts
Miss McCook brought an employment claim against Richmond Fellowship. The tribunal listed a public preliminary hearing for 4 March 2025 via CVP video link. The claimant had previously failed to comply with tribunal orders and had not responded to communications from the respondent's representative. On the hearing date, the claimant did not attend and did not respond to the tribunal's email at 2.10pm re-sending the CVP link.
Decision
The tribunal struck out the claimant's claim under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024 due to non-attendance at the hearing and a history of non-compliance with tribunal orders and failure to engage with the proceedings.
Practical note
Persistent failure to comply with tribunal orders and attend scheduled hearings will result in strike-out under rule 47, even for unrepresented claimants.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 3314551/2023
- Decision date
- 4 March 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- healthcare
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No