Newcastle University

Judgment approved by the court Miss Olyazadeh v Newcastle University © EAT 2025 Page 1 [2025] EAT 17 Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EAT 17 Case No: EA-2024-000096-BA EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL Rolls Building Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1NL Date: 30 January 2025 Before: CASPAR GLYN KC DEPUTY JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Between: MISS R OLYAZADEH Appellant - and - NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Respondent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Appellant appeared in person Mr R Allen for the Respondent Hearing date: 30 January 2025 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT Judgment approved by the court Miss Olyazadeh v Newcastle University © EAT 2025 Page 2 [2025] EAT 17 SUMMARY JURISDICTIONAL/TIME POINTS The Judge had erred by not considering the Claimant’s explanation that it was not reasonably practicable, because of her belief brought about by the confused history of the proceedings, to present the claim before she did. Alternatively, if the Judge did consider the explanation she gave no or no adequate reasons for her finding that it did not fulfil the test of reasonable practicability. The matter would be remitted back to the same Employment Judge. Judgment approved by the court Miss Olyazadeh v Newcastle University © EAT 2025 Page 3 [2025] EAT 17 DEPUTY JUDGE GLYN: INTRODUCTION 1. I have before me Dr Olyazadeh’s skeleton argument, along with a detailed chronology. For the respondent I have Mr Allen’s skeleton dated 16 January 2025. This is an appeal from Employment Judge Langridge, sitting at the Newcastle Employment Tribunal, from a judgment dated 14 December 2023, sent to the parties on 15 December 2023. The notice of appeal is dated 24 January 2024 with a seal-date of 2…