An Employment Judge had struck out the Claimant’s case on the grounds it was not being actively pursued. The Claimant appealed. Striking out a claim is a draconian step. Although initially in this case it appeared that the Employment Judge may not have given sufficient consideration to those steps which the Claimant had taken, full analysis of the chronology of events revealed that the Claimant had a history of being selective about which correspondence and Orders he would respond to and which directions he would engage with. On balance, the Judge was entitled to conclude that the point had been reached where it was no longer just to allow him to continue to have access to the Tribunal, to make the Strike Out Order
Citations:
[2018] UKEAT 0002 – 18 – 0803
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 10 July 2022; Ref: scu.625432