Decision date
6 February 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judge
Employment Judge M Kearns
Case Summary
The claimant's claim against The Conservatory Renovation Company was struck out under Rule 38(1)(d) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for failure to actively pursue the claim. The claimant failed to respond to multiple tribunal letters requesting clarification of the claim and subsequently failed to engage with strike-out warnings.
Why this outcome?
Not actively pursuedThe claim was struck out because the claimant failed to actively pursue it, having not responded to tribunal correspondence dated 20 November 2025, 16 December 2025, 7 January 2026, and 20 January 2026 requesting clarification and warning of strike-out.
Key Issues
- •Failure to actively pursue claim
- •Non-compliance with tribunal correspondence
Decision Text
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No:8002499/2025 Employment JudgeM Kearns K Paterson Claimant The Conservatory Renovation CompanyRespondent JUDGMENT The claim is struck out under the provisions ofrule 38(1)(d)of theEmployment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024on thegroundsthat it has not been actively pursued. REASONS 1.On20 November2025the Tribunal wrote to theclaimantseeking further specification of the claim with a view to issuing a judgment under Rule 22 of theEmployment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024No reply was received from the claimant. 2.On16 December2025and07 January2026,the Tribunal wrote to the claimant reminding themto reply to the earlier correspondence. No reply was received from the claimant. 3.On20 January2026the Tribunal gave the claimant an opportunity to give written reasons by03 February2026or to request a hearing in order to consider why the claim should not be struck outon thegroundsthat it has not been actively pursued.No reply was received from the claimant. 4.The claim is therefore struck out underrule 38(1)(d) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. Date sent to parties 06 February 2026
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Case Details
- Claimant
- K Paterson
- Case No.
- 8002499/2025
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 6 February 2026
- Published
- 7 April 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge M Kearns