Decision date
7 April 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judge
Employment Judge M Whitcombe
Case Summary
A preliminary hearing to determine whether the claimant was a disabled person within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. The tribunal found that at all relevant times the claimant was a disabled person and allowed the disability discrimination complaints to proceed to a final hearing.
Why this outcome?
The tribunal determined that the claimant satisfied the definition of a disabled person under the Equality Act 2010 at all material times, and therefore the disability discrimination claims were capable of proceeding to a substantive hearing.
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- •Whether the claimant was a disabled person for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010
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Case Details
Hearing venue
Decided at Glasgow Employment Tribunal →- Case No.
- 8001636/2025
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 7 April 2026
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge M Whitcombe
- Representation
- Litigant in person
Registered Company
- Company name
- LIDL GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED
- Company number
- 02816429
- Industry
- Retail & Wholesale
- Status
- active