Dr V Powell v University of Portsmouth and T Keeble: 1401704/2019 and 1400023/2020
REASONS
[1]The Claimant has applied for a reconsideration of the reserved Judgment dated 30 May 2022 which was sent to the parties on 8 June 2022. The grounds are set out in a 13-page attachment to the Claimant’s email dated 21 June 2022.[2]Schedule 1 of The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 contains the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013 (“the Rules”). Under Rule 71 an application for reconsideration under Rule 70 must be made within 14 days of the date on which the decision (or, if later, the written reasons) were sent to the parties. The Claimant’s application has therefore been made within the relevant time limit.[3]The grounds for reconsideration are only those set out in Rule 70, namely that it is necessary in the interests of justice to do so.[4]Pursuant to Rule 72(1) if an Employment Judge considers that there is no reasonable prospect of the original decision being varied or revoked that application shall be refused and the parties informed of that refusal.[5]I consider that there is no reasonable prospect of the original decision being varied or revoked so refuse the application. The matters the Claimant raises were part of the considerations when the original judgment was made and are the Claimant disagreeing with the facts found.[6]It is accepted that there is a typographical error in paragraph 106 of the Reserved Judgment and the date should be 18 December 2017 not 18 September 2017. This can be corrected pursuant to Rule 69 and a corrected version issued if requested by the parties.