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6000328/2025Dismissed

O Butler

18 August 2025England & WalesDimbylow
GOV.UK

Case Summary

The claimant’s claim was dismissed due to her non-attendance at the private preliminary hearing and failure to communicate with the respondent.

Key Issues

  • claimant's non-attendance at the private preliminary hearing
  • claimant failing to reply to respondent's communications
  • claimant failing to answer telephone calls during the hearing
  • claimant failing to respond to an email sent by the tribunal clerk

Claim Types

Decision Text

1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS BETWEEN Claimant: Mrs M Murali Respondent: Owain Butler JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL HELD at Birmingham (in private, remotely by CVP audio) ON 18 August 2025 BEFORE EMPLOYMENT JUDGE Dimbylow Representation For the claimant: Not present or represented For the respondent: Ms G Nicholls, Counsel Upon the respondent’s application to dismiss the claim because of the claimant’s non-attendance at today’s private preliminary hearing. And upon the claimant failing to reply to communications from the respondent, including on 8, 13 and 14 August 2025. And upon the claimant failing to answer 2 telephone calls made to her during the course of this hearing by my clerk. And upon the claimant failing to respond to an email sent to her during the hearing at 10.13am by my clerk directing her to join the hearing by 10.45am. The judgment of the tribunal is that: The claimant’s claim is dismissed pursuant to Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. 2 Approved by Employment Judge Dimbylow on 18 August 2025 Notes: (1) Reasons for the judgement were given orally at the hearing; written reasons will not be provided unless a request was made by either party at the hearing (and no such request was made) or a written request is presented by either party within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. (2) All judgments and any written reasons for the judgments are published, in full, online at https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the claima...

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Case Details

Case Number
6000328/2025
Decision Date
18/08/2025
Published
28/08/2025
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Dimbylow