Claimant v PGMBM Law Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
Tribunal held the complaint was not well founded on the merits, and additionally the claim was presented out of time such that the tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider it.
Tribunal held the complaint was not well founded on the merits, and additionally the claim was presented out of time such that the tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider it.
Tribunal held the complaint was not well founded on the merits, and additionally the claim was presented out of time such that the tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider it.
Tribunal held the complaint was not well founded on the merits, and additionally the claim was presented out of time such that the tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider it.
Tribunal held the complaint was not well founded on the merits, and additionally the claim was presented out of time such that the tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider it.
Facts
The claimant brought claims of disability and sex discrimination, failure to make reasonable adjustments, victimisation, and breach of contract against her former employer, a law firm. After a six-day merits hearing, the tribunal dismissed all claims as not well founded and also ruled it had no jurisdiction as all claims were presented out of time. The claimant applied for reconsideration of that judgment.
Decision
Employment Judge Snelson refused the claimant's reconsideration application on the basis that there was no reasonable prospect of the judgment being varied or revoked. The judge held that the application amounted to little more than disagreement with the tribunal's decision and did not identify any material error or misunderstanding, and that the principles of finality in litigation and the overriding objective argued against reconsideration.
Practical note
Reconsideration applications will be refused where they amount to no more than disagreement with a tribunal's decision and fail to identify material errors, especially where claims have been comprehensively considered at a full merits hearing.
Legal authorities cited
Case details
- Case number
- 2216370/2023
- Decision date
- 4 March 2025
- Hearing type
- reconsideration
- Hearing days
- 6
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Name
- PGMBM Law Ltd
- Sector
- legal services
- Represented
- Yes
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No