Ms Sandra Messi
Case Summary
The Attorney General applied for a restriction of proceedings order against Ms Sandra Messi under section 33 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996, on the basis that she is a vexatious litigant. The Employment Appeal Tribunal reviewed Ms Messi's extensive litigation history and determined that the test for a restriction order was satisfied.
Key Issues
- •vexatious litigation
- •abuse of process
Claim Types
Cited Laws and Legal Issues
of claims against the respondent, including a claim for automatic unfair dismissal for making a protected disclosure. She made an applicat
; 2200868/2017) 25. These claims for direct race and disability discrimination, race-related harassment and failure to pay wages a
sed serious issues such as whistleblowing concerns and race discrimination. Whilst criticism was made of her making complaints to
3 July 2022, Ms Messi’s claims for race, disability and sex discrimination, and for unfair dismissal were dismissed. Ms Messi was
Her allegations commonly include discrimination, whistleblowing detriment, and unpaid wages. The EAT noted that from t
to confirm that she claimed for payment of notice pay, holiday pay, arrears of pay and other payments, she had not pro
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Decision Text
Judgment approved by the court for handing down The Attorney General v Ms Sandra Messi © EAT 2026 Page 1 [2026] EAT 34 Neutral Citation Number: [2026] EAT 34 Case No: EA-2025-000003-RN EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL Rolls Building Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL Date: 03 March 2026 Before: THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SHELDON MISS EMMA LENEHAN MR NICK AZIZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Between: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Applicant - and – MS SANDRA MESSI Respondent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Richard Boyle (instructed by Government Legal Department) for the Applicant The Respondent represented herself, but made no oral representations Hearing date: 18 th December 2025 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT Judgment approved by the court for handing down The Attorney General v Ms Sandra Messi © EAT 2026 Page 2 [2026] EAT 34 SUMMARY Practice and Procedure His Majesty’s Attorney General applied for a restriction of proceedings order against Ms Sandra Messi under section 33 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (“the ETA”), on the basis that she is a vexatious litigant. Section 33 of the ETA permits the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) to impose a restriction order where a person has habitually and persistently and without reasonable ground instituted vexatious proceedings or made vexatious applications. The EAT reviewed extensive materials evidencing Ms Messi’s ...
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Case Details
- Case Number
- [2026] EAT 34
- Tribunal
- Employment Appeal Tribunal
- Level
- Appeal
- Decision Date
- 03/03/2026
- Published
- 03/03/2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Hyams-Parish