Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

1 of 7 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Ms O A Ajiga Respondents: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING Heard at: Cambridge (in public) On: 27 March 2025 Before: Employment Judge Tynan (sitting alone) Appearances For the Claimant: In person For the Respondent: Mr D Brown, Counsel PRELIMINARY HEARING IN PUBLIC JUDGMENT (1) Employment Judge Tynan declines to recuse himself from continuing to be involved in the proceedings. (2) The Claimant’s claim is struck out pursuant to Rule 38(1)(a) and (b) of The Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 because the claim has no reasonable prospect of success and because the manner in which the proceedings have been conducted has been scandalous and unreasonable. REASONS 1. Of my own initiative, I directed that there should be a public preliminary hearing to consider whether the claim should be struck out, alternatively whether the Claimant should be ordered to pay a deposit as a condition of continuing with the claim or any part of it. As I explained to the Claimant at the start of today’s hearing, I was troubled by aspects of her conduct on 4 October 2024 and by comments she has made in subsequent correspondence and documents submitted to the Tribunal. It has raised questions in my mind as to the merits of the claim. 2 of 7 2. As on 4 October 2024, the Claimant was late joining today’s hearing. I invited Mr Brown to make his submissions first so that the Claimant would have the opportunity to hear what the Respondent had to say in the matter. The Claimant complained early on in the hearing that I had permitted Mr Brown to make two lots of representations without hearing from her. Her concerns are not well-founded. Mr Brown started by indicating how he intended to structure his submissions, w...