Brompton Bicycle Ltd

Case Summary

The claimant applied for interim relief following dismissal, claiming automatic unfair dismissal on the basis of a protected disclosure regarding a failure to comply with a legal obligation. The tribunal refused the application, finding that the claimant did not satisfy the high threshold of demonstrating a 'pretty good chance' of success as required by section 129 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The matter was consolidated with an earlier claim and listed for case management.

The tribunal found that the claimant did not satisfy the high threshold required for interim relief. The claimant could not demonstrate a 'pretty good chance' of success on his automatic unfair dismissal claim because each element of the claim would require witness evidence, credibility assessment, and further ventilation at a full hearing, and no central document or collection of documents had persuaded the tribunal that the relatively high statutory threshold was met.

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• •Interim relief application under section 128 and 129 of the Employment Rights Act 1996
• •Automatic unfair dismissal under section 103A
• •Protected disclosure regarding failure to comply with a legal obligation
• •Whether claimant has a pretty good chance of success at a full merits hearing

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