Claimant v Glasgow City Council
Outcome
Individual claims
Claim struck out for non-pursuit under rule 37(1)(d). Claimant failed to respond to tribunal order of 11 September 2024 requiring written reasons by 25 September 2024 or a request for hearing as to why claim should not be struck out.
Facts
Mrs Howat brought a claim against Glasgow City Council in 2008. By September 2024, the claim had not been actively pursued. The tribunal issued an order on 11 September 2024 requiring the claimant to provide written reasons by 25 September 2024 or request a hearing to explain why the claim should not be struck out. The claimant failed to respond to this order.
Decision
Employment Judge Eccles struck out the claim under rule 37(1)(d) for failure to actively pursue it. The claimant did not provide acceptable reasons why the claim should not be struck out and did not request a hearing despite being given the opportunity to do so.
Practical note
Claimants must actively engage with tribunal proceedings and respond to orders, or risk having their claims struck out for non-pursuit even in long-running cases.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 121147/2008
- Decision date
- 28 January 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Name
- Glasgow City Council
- Sector
- local government
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No