Miss A Wood v Wescot Credit Services Ltd: 4111598/2021
REASONS
Judge M Whitcombe difficulties. that deadlines Respondent Claimant in orders for The unfair dismissal claim was unaffected at that stage. The claimant was the file was referred to but since that was due to be the first day of the final hearing I varied that by 25 was received from the claimant before that deadline, or to strike out in an email dated 25 February 2022 which was copied to the claimant. I therefore make an order striking out the claim on the basis that it has not been actively pursued. That is the order most consistent with the overriding objective. The claimant has ceased engaging with the process, a Also on 4 February 2022 an “unless order” was issued under rule 38 for the provision by the claimant of certain specified medical evidence on the issue discrimination would be struck out without further order. The claimant did not whether by the deadline or at all, and the disability discrimination claim was therefore struck out by operation of the unless order. Legal Officer Doherty who issued a strike out warning letter on 17 February 2022 on the basis that the residual claims were not being actively pursued either. The original deadline for a reply from the claimant was 1 March 2022, deadline to 25 February 2022. The claimant was clearly warned that her entire remaining claim might be struck out on the basis that it had not been fair hearing will not be possible without that engagement and costs are being for disability before the date of this judgment. The respondent made a formal application actively pursued if she failed to reply to the Tribunal’s correspondence claim dated 16 February 2022. the However, given the claimant’s lack of engagement, otherwise 28 February 2022 28 February 2022 by 11 February 2022, M Whitcombe notified of that in correspondence supply that information, Case No.: 41 11598/2021 No correspondence incurred as a result.