Mr R Donnelly v Renfrewshire Council: 4100011/2020
JUDGMENT
The claim is struck out under rule 37 of the Rules contained in Schedule 1 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 on the grounds that the claim has not been actively pursued in terms of rule 37(1)(d)REASONS
[1]At a preliminary hearing which took place on 5 May 2020, the claimant was directed to lodge further particulars of his claim by 2 June 2020. A reminder was issued on 19 June 2020, nothing having been lodged. No further documents were lodged by the claimant by the time of the next preliminary hearing, which took place on 14 July, at which the claimant did not attend. In further correspondence to the claimant issued 14 July 2020, the claimant was advised to confirm to the Tribunal whether he intended to pursue his claim and to provide reasons for his failure to attend that hearing by 28 July 2020. No reply was received from the claimant.[2]On 13 August 2020 the Tribunal gave the claimant an opportunity to give written reasons by 27 August 2020 or to request a hearing in order to consider why the claim should not be struck out.[3]The claimant has failed to give an acceptable reason why such a judgment should not be made or to request a hearing. The Tribunal therefore strikes out the claim.