Miss A Bethune v Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd and John Lewis Partnership plc: 2403581/2024
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant’s claims against the second respondent are struck out under Employment Tribunal Rule 37(1)(a) because they have no reasonable prospect of success. The second respondent was not the claimant’s employer. The second respondent is dismissed from these proceedings.[2]The second respondent’s application for costs is refused.[3]The first respondent’s application for costs pursuant to rule 76(1)(a), made orally during the hearing, is upheld. The claimant is ordered to pay the second respondent’s costs summarily assessed in the sum of £600 (inclusive of VAT) by no later than 30 May 2025.