Decision date
25 April 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Andrews
Case Summary
The claimant's claim against Long Mead Community Primary School was struck out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 due to failure to actively pursue the claim. The tribunal issued a warning letter on 14 February 2026 giving the claimant an opportunity to respond, but the claimant did not reply, resulting in strike-out on 25 April 2026.
Why this outcome?
Not actively pursuedThe claim was struck out because it had not been actively pursued. The tribunal issued a warning under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 and gave the claimant an opportunity to explain why the claim should not be struck out or to request a hearing, but the claimant failed to respond.
Key Issues
- •failure to actively pursue claim
- •compliance with tribunal procedural requirements
Decision Text
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Zoe Barnett Respondent: Long Mead Community Primary School JUDGMENT The claim is struck out. REASONS 1. The Tribunal wrote to the claimant on 14 February 2026 warning them that the Tribunal was considering striking out the claim. This was because it appeared to the Tribunal, applying Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, that • the claim had not been actively pursued; 2. The letter gave the claimant an opportunity to explain why the claim should not be struck out, or to request a hearing at which to do so. The claimant has not replied. 3. The claim is therefore struck out. Employment Judge Andrews 25 April 2026
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Case Details
- Claimant
- Z Barnett
- Case No.
- 2308452/2020
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 25 April 2026
- Published
- 22 May 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Andrews