The claimant had complained that a decision of the respondent to cancel his nursing home registration was unlawful racial discrimination. He now appealed a decision to strike out his claim as vexatious and frivolous.
Held: It was not clear that the Employment Appeal Tribunal had power to dismiss an appeal and the case should go to the full EAT, and it was also arguable that to dismiss a claim as vexatious without consideration of evidence was wrong. The appeal should go forward.
Judges:
Altman J
Citations:
[1999] UKEAT 744 – 99 – 1510
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See Also – Balamoody v United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Admn 18-Jul-1997
The applicant complained of having been struck off the register of nurses. He said that when he told the court that he wanted to appeal he was sent forms appropriate for a judicial review. He amended and submitted them. In correcting him, the court . .
See Also – Balamoody v United Kingdom Central Council; Balamoody v Manchester City Magistrates’ Court Admn 10-Jun-1998
The applicant had been convicted of offences relating to the management of his nursing home, and had been struck off the Register of Nurses.
Held: It was no defence to the criminal charges that a member of staff had failed in her duties. The . .
See Also – Balamoody v Manchester Health Authority EAT 2-Mar-1999
The claimant appealed against orders striking out his complaint of unlawful racial discrimination. He had owned a nursing home regulated by the respondent authority. A senior white employee had broken regulations regarding safekeeping of drugs, but . .
Cited by:
Leave given – Balamoody v UkCC for Nursing Midwifery and Home Visitors EAT 5-Dec-2000
The claimant’s claim of unlawful race discrimination had been dismissed as an abuse of process by the EAT. The Tribunal now considered whether the EAT had power to make such a decision.
Held: The 1993 Regulations were more generous to . .
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Employment, Discrimination
Updated: 14 June 2022; Ref: scu.205672