Accenture (UK) Ltd

1 of 5 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: JS Respondent: Accenture (UK) Limited RECORD OF AN OPEN PRELIMINARY HEARING Heard at: London Central (in private, by video) On: 28 September 2021 Before: Employment Judge Stout Appearances For the Claimant: NS (litigation friend/representative) For the Respondent: Laura Bell (counsel) JUDGMENT ON STRIKE-OUT APPLICATION Re-issued 7 October 2022 following making of an Order under Rule 50 1. This was an Open Preliminary Hearing by Video (Cloud Video Platform) listed by me at the last Closed Preliminary Hearing on 25 July 2021 for the purpose of determining: a. Whether the Claimant has capacity to conduct these proceedings; b. What further case management orders should be made, which may include: i. Staying the proceedings for a period; ii. Listing a final hearing; iii. Striking the claim out under rule 37 if there is insufficient prospect of the claim being heard in a reasonable time or a fair trial is otherwise not possible; iv. Any other applications that the parties may make; v. Any other case management directions. 2 of 5 The Claimant’s capacity / representation 2. The hearing began on the basis that the Claimant’s state of health had not changed significantly since the last hearing on 25 July 2021. However, after Ms Bell had made her submissions, NS indicated that the Claimant’s health had in fact improved significantly and the Claimant had read the bundle for this hearing and was assisting her with making submissions. The Claimant then came on screen to speak to the Tribunal. She said that she is feeling a bit better, and she is shocked to see what has happened on this litigation while she has been ‘out of it’. She said that she had been overwhelmed and had broken down. She apologised to the Respondent and the Tribunal that she had not been able to deal with the litigation. She ...